The upcoming general election is a ”great opportunity” for Heathrow because a large Conservative majority will make it easier to secure consent for a third runway, according to a top Heathrow official.
Heathrow Airport expansion programme director Phil Wilbraham told New Civil Engineer that a Conservative government with a large majority…
Councils and business leaders across the UK are to fight for one of four Heathrow expansion offsite construction hubs in their area, representing a shift in major project conventions.
In a bid to boost the construction industry outside London by up to £15bn, Heathrow Airport has asked communities to make their…
The government has been forced to defend its last-minute decision to delay publication of the draft Air Quality Plan until after the election after critics said it was using the vote as an excuse.
In November 2016 activist group ClientEarth won a High Court case against the government over its failure…
A pioneering tram train project could see the technology rolled out across the UK, including a £144M scheme at Glasgow airport.
Testing for the £51M light and heavy vehicle hybrid transport system is currently underway in south Yorkshire, where the first tram train route will run between Sheffield and Rotherham. Tram…
Stansted Airport has announced plans to build a new £130M arrivals hall.
The 34,000m² building, designed by architects Pascall+Watson, is part of the expansion plans for the airport, which is owned by Manchester Airports Group. The airport is submitting a planning application for the building which is on three levels and will…
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has slammed the government’s “lack of commitment” to infrastructure projects around Heathrow, claiming there is no credible plan to reduce traffic increasing from expansion.
Khan criticised the government’s “hope for the best” attitude in written evidence to the House of Commons Transport Select Committee’s inquiry on…
Heathrow is set for £650M of post-Brexit investment in 2019 to help fund the expansion of Terminal 2, in a show of confidence from investors.
Money from Heathrow’s international investors, which include Ferrovial and the Qatar Investment Authority, could be used to expand Terminal 2 and build a new tunnel to…
A hefty boost to Kier’s bottom line from the sale of Mouchel boosted pretax profits for the six months to the end of December 2016, increasing them to £34.9M compared to £4.3M the year before.
This figure in the interim results includes £39M from the sale of Mouchel Consulting to WSP for…
Heathrow Airport has set out how it will seek to involve small and medium sized suppliers in its planned expansion programme which includes the third runway.
The first element will be a series of speed dating-style business summits to help SMEs secure work on the programme. There is also going to be a…
Engineering firm Arup and Knight Architects have submitted plans for a new bridge at Luton Airport, part of a wider planning application for a £200M mass passenger transit (MPT) system.
If the planning application is successful the MPT system will run for 2.2km, taking passengers from Luton Parkway rail station to the airport’s…
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