Buses will replace trains between Machynlleth and Pwllheli for 13 weeks, as contractor Alun Griffiths will undertake the final phase of restoration work on the Barmouth Viaduct for Network Rail in North Wales.
The 154 year old, 820m long single track railway viaduct is the UK’s oldest and longest timber viaduct.…
The Welsh Government has committed £75M to help develop and construct flood defence projects around the country for 2023-24.
The money is a record-breaking investment and part of a £214M fund for flood schemes put in place as part of a co-operation agreement between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru. It…
Network Rail will close the historic Barmouth Viaduct in Wales for 13 weeks this autumn for the final phase of its £30M like-for-like restoration scheme.
This final phase will see Network Rail and contractor Alun Griffiths carefully reconstruct the metal sections of the Grade II* listed structure, as well as renewing…
Inflation has forced Devon County Council to make amendments to the scope of work of its A361 North Devon Link Road improvement project and pay the contractor a higher price.
The entire construction programme consists of several contracts and Devon County Council awarded the design and build contract to Alun Griffiths…
A joint venture between Alun Griffths and Farrans (GFJV) has been appointed by National Highways as main contractor to deliver the final stages of the A52 upgrade in Nottingham.
It is a continuation of a partnership that has already seen GFJV complete several smaller junction upgrades along the A52. The new…
The next phase of work on the restoration of the Barmouth Viaduct begins today.
Engineers will replace track across the 154-year-old Barmouth Viaduct as part of the final stage of refurbishment of the Grade II* listed structure. Elsewhere on the line, track will also be renewed at Tywyn. Buses will replace…
Network Rail is giving its 154 year old Barmouth Viaduct a much needed new lease of life, while ensuring its iconic heritage is preserved.
Network Rail looks after 30,000 structures. Only nine are timber bridges. Arguably the most iconic of those nine is the Barmouth Viaduct, but at 154 years old…
Network Rail has said that the final phase of work to upgrade the iconic Barmouth Viaduct in Wales is to be divided into several stages across the next two years to minimise the impact on train services and tourism in the region.
The final stage of the repair work on the…
Alun Griffiths has begun a major upgrade of an A road in Wales.
Work to create the 1.5km dual carriageway in South Wales has begun, despite the nationwide pause to road building implemented last summer by the Welsh Government. The reason the A4119 upgrade has been allowed to progress is due…
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced £160.8M of funding will go towards the delivery of four major road and bridge projects throughout England.
It includes £78.5M for the much-delayed St Austell to A30 link road in Cornwall. The government claims that investment in transport schemes in Cornwall, Greater Manchester, Newcastle…
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