Tag Archives: JN Bentley

Canal & River Trust awards £300M civil engineering contracts

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The Canal & River Trust has awarded contracts for civil engineering works to seven contractors with a total value of £300M.

The charity is the owner of 1,582 locks, 55 tunnels, 2,970 bridges, 281 aqueducts and 71 reservoirs. The new contracts are part of its investment to maintain these historical and critical…

Key work completed on York’s £45M flood defence scheme

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A major river route in York city centre has reopened following the completion of flood defence works by the Environment Agency's contractor JBA Bentley.

Work to install improved flood gates under the arch of Lendal Bridge, which started five months ago, is now complete, reducing the risk of flooding to 39…