Hampshire County Council has called for interest in a £500M deal that will be used for a raft of civils jobs across the South of England.
The local authority officially launched procurement for the Generation 5 Civil Engineering, Highways and Transportation Collaborative Framework. Up to 26 firms could be appointed to…
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Dartford Crossing closures scheduled for major tunnel waterproofing project until September
Closures for a major waterproofing scheme at the Dartford Crossing that will last up to September have begun as National Highways continues its extensive programme of maintenance.
From today, operations to continue resilience work in the east tunnel of the A282 Dartford-Thurrock river crossing by waterproofing it will see overnight closures…
Two Grade II listed Yorkshire road bridges closed for maintenance and repairs
Repair and maintenance work is underway on two Grade II listed bridges - both dating back to the 18th century - in North Yorkshire.
The bridges are Harewood Bridge in the village of Kirkby Overblow near Harrogate, North Yorkshire and a heritage crossing near the market town of Helmsley, on a…
HS2 milestone reached with giant pier installation on UK’s longest railway bridge scheme
The Align joint venture comprising Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine and VolkerFitzpatrick has completed the first of 11 massive piers to support the Colne Valley Viaduct as part of the £100bn High Speed 2 project.
The consortium this week finished assembling the 1,800t v-shaped structure in a lake near Hillingdon,…
Jacobs brings energy sector expertise to Balfour Beatty Strategic Design Partnership as WSP exits
Balfour Beatty is eyeing opportunities in the energy sector as it welcomes Jacobs as one of the three design consultants forming the Strategic Design Partnership, replacing WSP.
Balfour Beatty created the partnership in 2017 with the aim to “re-frame the designer-contractor relationship” by fostering collaboration and openness. Balfour Beatty’s procurement of…
Repairs for East Yorkshire 18th century road bridge struck by car will take five months
Major repairs to an 18th century East Yorkshire road bridge struck by a car last September will begin in July and take five months to complete, using expertise from specialist contractors.
Part of the 225-year-old Bubwith Bridge’s parapet collapsed when a car drove into it in late 2022. Following the crash,…
ICE Publishing portfolio changes hands
Thomas Telford Limited (TTL), the commercial arm of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), has sold the ICE Publishing portfolio to Emerald Publishing.
Bingley-headquartered Emerald Publishing is part of investment firm Cambridge Information Group and publishing services to researchers in various forms including journals, books, teaching cases as well as open…
Nuneham Viaduct will open by 10 June as work to mitigate effects of ‘porridge-like’ ground enters its final stage
At a meeting to provide an update on the remediation of the troubled Nuneham Viaduct rail bridge in Oxfordshire, Network Rail capital delivery director Stuart Calvert has confirmed that the structure will re-open by 10 June as the final stages of stabilisation work get underway.
The bridge, which crosses the River…
HS2’s latest viaduct will set a UK bridge launch record before lighting up the Birmingham skyline
Birmingham City Council has given the green light for the design of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Curzon Street Viaduct which is expected to create a vibrant public light artwork as well as delivering essential infrastructure for the rail project.
Curzon Street Viaduct No.2 will be a 150m-long bridge with a 25m…
Network Rail’s Nuneham Viaduct repairs progress to piling stage
A 167-year-old abutment has been removed by engineers led by Balfour Beatty working around the clock for Network Rail to repair a critical rail viaduct in Oxfordshire.
Network Rail said the structure, which sat on the south bank of the River Thames since 1856, had been demolished by the team in…