Automated production of over 83,000 concrete tunnel segments for High Speed 2 (HS2) has begun at a new facility at Hartlepool Docks in County Durham.
A portion of the tunnel segments will be used to construct 8km of twin bored tunnel for the Euston tunnel between Old Oak Common and Euston…
A bridge near Patras in southern Greece collapsed on 23 July killing two people and leading to the arrest of four employees of a construction company.
The road bridge in the Proastio area of Patras had suffered from structural problems and repair work had been underway since 2021. On 20 July,…
The government has confirmed an additional £170M will be invested into the Sizewell C nuclear plant to speed up preparations to enable construction to start.
Sizewell C is an in-development 3.26GW capacity nuclear plant on the Suffolk coast that is projected to cost £20bn and take between 13 and 17 years…
National Highways’ smart motorways stopped vehicle detection (SVD) technology has hit all required targets, but the road regulator has said “caution is required when interpreting data from the results”.
SVD technology is radar-based technology that is on every all lane running (ALR) smart motorway where the hard shoulder has been permanently…
Safety concerns in the construction industry have once again hit the headlines, with the latest Health and Safety Executive (HSE) statistics showing that industry fatalities rose by an enormous 55% in the past year.
The statistics continue the trend observed in 2021/22, with falls from height recorded as the biggest…
High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd has launched the procurement process for a specialist contractor to deliver platform edge doors at its Old Oak Common and Interchange stations.
The contract opportunity is for a framework agreement that covers platform barrier and automatic doors along the edge of the platforms. These will line…
The government has delayed the release of its review into planning hurdles for onshore wind projects in the UK.
Currently, the regulations around onshore wind projects have seen them become almost impossible to consent as they are decided at local level. To be considered for approval, onshore wind projects must be…
UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK government’s export credit agency, has unlocked a €781M (£680M) loan to fund the Mersin-Adana-Gaziantep High Speed Railway in southern Türkiye.
Able to carry trains travelling up to 200 km/h, the high-speed railway will reduce the travel time from the dry port of Gaziantep – via…
SMRs The launch of GBN saw the opening of registration for companies to participate in a competition to secure funding support to develop their products. This is mainly focused around developing small modular reactors (SMRs) in the UK. As the government explains: “Unlike conventional reactors that are built on site,…
The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) has said that delivery of High Speed 2 (HS2) Phases One and 2a appears unachievable, while East West Rail’s (EWR’s) outlook has improved.
The IPA is the government’s centre of expertise for infrastructure and major projects and it has released its Annual Report on Major…
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