A consortium led by Itinera and including Spie Batignolles and Ghella has been awarded the €1bn (£855M) contract for the excavation of the Mont Cenis base tunnel in Italy.
The twin bore Mont Cenis Base Tunnel, also known as the Mont d'Ambin Base Tunnel, is the largest engineering work on the…
Large energy projects are notorious for difficult designs. Often, the energy generation solutions are innovative, the materials and technologies involved are new and the local geography is challenging.
The technology earmarked for the project also frequently moves on during the construction phase, necessitating changes to the project plan. The specialist equipment…
Thames Water has engaged Jacobs to develop new technology that can fix leaks on water mains without the need to dig a hole.
It is understood the technology will take the form of a robotically driven repair instrument small enough to travel inside water pipes. As well as Jacobs, Thames Water’s…
Water quality improvement in Pudsey Beck as it flows through Leeds and Bradford is being targeted by a £36M investment by Yorkshire Water.
The project aims to reduce storm overflows during prolonged periods of heavy rainfall by focusing on six projects within the area, including creation of a new wetland at…
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.…
Fears of a “catastrophic failure” of a bridge in Bristol have caused the council to bring forward a £50M plan to repair a road network “deteriorating at a significant rate”.
The Cumberland Basin road system acts as the entrance to Bristol City Docks and is currently experiencing traffic levels two and…
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…
Swiss Federal Railways SBB has unveiled plans to renovate the double-track Hauenstein Base Tunnel, part of the Basel–Olten railway line, one of Switzerland’s leading rail routes for freight and passengers.
The 8km tunnel was built from 1912 to 1916 and crosses the Jura mountain range between Tecknau in the canton of…
Australia’s Snowy 2.0 hydroelectricity scheme has undergone a ‘reset’ of its contract model and scope after updated figures revealed it will cost six times more than originally planned.
Snowy 2.0 in New South Wales is being built by Future Generation (FGJV) – a joint venture between Webuild, Australian firm Clough and…
The government is advising more than 100 schools to close high risk buildings before the start of the new term as it updates its guidance on structures built with a "weaker" form of concrete and follows on from concerns about the use of the material in hospitals.
A sudden roof collapse…
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