Before the return of Parliament and new work ramping up, organisations including Buro Happold, Kier, Network Rail, the UK Atomic Energy Authority and more have made significant appointments.
A round up of the biggest moves and appointments during August follows below. To feature on next month’s appointments roundup email robert.hakimian@emap.com. Buro…
National Highways has been presented with a challenge by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to accelerate the delivery of noise mitigation measures by the end of the current Road investment Strategy 2 (RIS2) period, which runs from 2020 to 2025.
The roads body’s target for RIS2 was to provide…
More than 500 structures on the railway network have not been examined by Network Rail in over five years.
Network Rail has 70,000 structures to maintain and it is necessary for it to complete the overall examination process at required intervals for each structure, either annually or up to 12 years.…
Network Rail's asset reliability declined, not all the planned track renewals were delivered and structural examinations have fallen behind in the last year, according to the rail regulator.
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) published its annual assessment of Network Rail's performance for the period 1 April 2022 to 31…
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has called upon Network Rail to remedy delays in examining the condition of its railway structures including bridges, tunnels and culverts, many dating back to the Victorian era.
The ORR, which is the independent safety and economic regulator for Britain's railways and monitor of…
Network Rail's board is concerned that the rate of inflation will have a negative impact on plans for the next control period (CP7).
Board minutes from September, but just made publicly available, note “how inflationary pressures presented a risk to the CP7 plans”. CP7 runs from 2024-2029, with Network Rail due…
The Department for Transport (DfT) has ruled that National Highways’ proposed upgrade of the A66 between Cumbria and North Yorkshire is “poor value for money”.
The cost of the scheme has risen by £300M in recent years and is now estimated to come in at £1.3bn. In the DfT’s latest business…
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has raised concerns about the amount of renewals and efficiency works that Network Rail has to carry out by the end of March 2024 in light of challenging current conditions.
ORR’s Annual efficiency and finance assessment of Network Rail 2021-22 reveals that these are…
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR)'s annual assessment of High Speed 1 Ltd (HS1 Ltd) has highlighted concerns over how the company is managing its asset renewals.
In the report, ORR raises concerns about HS1 Ltd’s delivery of planned renewals on the 109km rail route from the Channel Tunnel to…
Planning issues mean that more National Highways enhancement projects are “at risk” of being deferred or axed completely, according to the Office or Rail and Road (ORR).
More than a quarter of enhancements schemes originally earmarked for construction during the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) period, which runs from 2020 to…
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