The Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has injected a further £341M to the in-development Sizewell C nuclear power station, saying that preparations for its construction will be accelerated.
The new sum comes from previously allocated funding for development on the project and brings the government’s total investment the…
A consortium including Ghella and Acciona has been named as preferred bidder for tunnelling works on Suburban Rail Loop East (SRL East), part of Melbourne’s planned Suburban Rail Loop (SRL).
Suburban Connect, a consortium made up of Ghella, Acciona Construction and Australasian construction company CPB Contractors is expected to deliver SRL…
Track installation for Scotland's £116M Levenmouth rail restoration project was completed on late last week when Scottish transport minister Fiona Hyslop installed the final clip in the new track.
Restoration of the abandoned Levenmouth Rail Link will see the reinstatement of a 19th century railway line connecting the seaside town of Leven…
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) has alerted contractors to a £55M opportunity for track renewals on the South Yorkshire Supertram.
Sheffield’s Supertram opened in 1994 and a tram-train extension to Rotherham was opened in 2018. It was privatised in 1997 but it was announced that it would be returned to…
One worker remains in hospital after five employed at the High Speed 2 (HS2) Northolt site were injured during the construction of the Mandeville Road vent shaft.
Work at the vent shaft site has now been paused following the incident that occurred on Saturday, 26 August, at approximately 10:30am in west…
Tideway, the company building London’s new super sewer Thames Tideway, has released its latest annual report, confirming the capital cost of the project remains £4.5bn, as reported in April.
Tideway confirmed the figure in its financial results for the year ending March 2023, detailing a year in which almost all underground…
Campaign group Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site (SSWHS) has launched a legal challenge against the government’s approval of the £1.7bn A303 Stonehenge Tunnel road scheme.
Transport secretary Mark Harper granted the development consent order (DCO) for National Highways’ A303 Stonehenge tunnel (Amesbury to Berwick Down) scheme in July. The scheme will…
Knights Brown will provide 1:200 year flood protection along 2.9km of the Cardiff coast using a variety of interventions including rock armour, 19m sheet piles and embankment reinforcement works.
The Hampshire-based contractor was awarded the £30M contract by Cardiff Council. The scheme, designed by JBA Consulting, will see defences updated along…
Berkeley Homes and John Sisk & Son (Sisk) could be heading back to the Technology and Construction Court over a dispute surrounding alleged omissions and errors in designs in bridges over the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and Jubilee line with a claim value of “high seven figures” attached.
The potential return…
Network Rail is gearing up for a big August bank holiday weekend of engineering works as it will invest £71M on more than 500 projects aimed at enhancing the UK’s railway network.
Although the rail infrastructure body claims 95% of lines will still be open from tomorrow, Saturday 26 August to…
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