The Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has revealed the 111 schemes around the UK to benefit from the second round of its Levelling Up Fund, with a combined outlay of £2.1bn awarded.
The first round of the Levelling Up Fund was announced in October 2021 and saw 105 projects…
Essex Highways has submitted its proposals for the replacement of the 200-year-old Finchingfield Bridge with a new structure for public consultation.
The road bridge in the village of Finchingfield in north-west Essex carries the B1053 road over the village pond and accommodates a single lane carriageway. The Finchingfield Bridge’s clear span…
Work on a £5.1M project to secure the railway through Whaley Bridge in Derbyshire's High Peak with the replacement of the Grade II-listed bridge has begun.
Network Rail's contractors have begun the job of replacing the bridge, built in 1863, which takes the railway over Buxton Road. The heritage structure needs…
The embattled Twin Sails Bridge in Poole has been closed after one of its masts broke.
One of the bridge’s 55m-high masts broke during the bridge’s opening on Monday. Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council said the bridge would remain closed while engineers investigated the cause of the damage and drew up…
This month's NCE News Wrap is out now, bringing you recent key stories in a quick five-minute roundup.
In January’s News Wrap video NCE takes a look at the latest HS2 and Hammersmith Bridge news, along with developments for a proposed coal mine in Cumbria and the Hinkley Point C and…
Two key structures over the A1 in west Yorkshire are set for important maintenance work this year.
The Wentbridge Viaduct will see important resurfacing and maintenance work go ahead, while work will also be undertaken on the nearby Wentedge Road Bridge. Resurfacing and renewal has been earmarked by National Highways for…
The Dartford Crossing will be closed again tomorrow night to allow engineers to conduct essential maintenance.
The Queen Elizabeth II bridge, A282 Dartford-Thurrock river crossing, will be closed overnight from 8pm tomorrow (14 Januray) until 10am on Sunday 15 January. The closures are for what National Highways is calling “further essential…
The Treasury blocked the release of the 2022 National Infrastructure Construction Pipeline (NICP) until last year's Autumn Statement was delivered, it has been revealed.
At a House of Lords Built Environment Committee meeting this week, Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) chief executive Nick Smallwood said that last year was the first…
Emergency works to restore safety on the Menai Suspension Bridge between Anglesey and mainland Wales have commenced.
A 7.5t weight limit was placed on the 197 year old bridge in June 2022, but inspections carried out by structural engineers in October found “serious risks” that threatened its safety, forcing a complete…
J Murphy and Sons has started its four-month repair work to a deteriorated bridge in Hertfordshire.
The section of Nazeing New Road alongside Broxbourne railway station closed on 3 January for the works and is not expected to open until 30 April. Murphy will replace the central spans of the existing…
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