Nearly 8,000 new homes stalled in West London due to electricity shortage issues in the area have so far been “unblocked”, according to City Hall.
An update on the power constraints affecting the grid in Ealing, Hillingdon and Hounslow, published by the Greater London Authority (GLA), said 7,800 new homes (of…
A large council in the East of England has launched a tender seeking contractors for £600M of highways work.
Norfolk County Council is seeking works, professional services and traffic signals contractors to deliver a range of highways and infrastructure services across the county. A notice published by the local authority says services…
Preparatory work is starting in West Yorkshire for a multi-billion-pound programme of upgrades that will transform rail travel across the Pennines.
From next Thursday (21 March) works will start to prepare the 13km rail line between Dewsbury and Huddersfield for a major revamp as part of Network Rail’s £11bn Transpennine Route…
Bristol’s world-famous bridge is set to undergo a ‘one in a lifetime’ refurbishment to safeguard its historic ironwork.
Work starts next month on a two-year project to upgrade the landmark's 180-year-old suspension chains and install a new lighting system. Engineering firm Taziker has been awarded the contract to paint the Grade…
National Highways wants the government’s next road strategy for England to focus on maintaining the existing network while building some large, deferred schemes.
Since 2015, the government and National Highways have set out their investment plans through five year Road Investment Strategies (RISs). They have been an opportunity to announce…
South West Water (SWW) has revealed plans to tackle severe water shortages by building two small-scale plants by the end of summer, but has so far not confirmed publicly where it intends to put them.
Yet according to the company’s draft Water Resources Management Plan, currently out for public consultation, it…
Network Rail has warned that train services on the Transpennine route will be altered from tomorrow (11 March) through to 5 April to allow a "once-in-a-generation" upgrade to take place around Stalybridge station. Over 26 days, engineers will completely remodel the tracks on the approach to the station, installing over…
Birmingham metro's original Line 1 is set for a major upgrade as a £27M funding plan goes before authorities later this month.
The package of works includes track renewal, overhead lines and other infrastructure on the West Midlands Metro tram line between Bull Street, Birmingham and Wolverhampton. It will be the…
Costs have risen by £74M (€84M) on a major project to expand the metro network in the Portuguese city of Porto.
Portugal's environment ministry confirmed earlier this week that the cost of building Porto Metro's new Pink line and expanding the existing Yellow line had increased between 29% and 30%. The…
NCE and Construction News' "bigger and better" Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Awards have now opened for entries.
Now in its second year, the awards celebrate the women and teams making outstanding contributions to gender equality as well as diversity and inclusion. Building on the success of the inaugural event, which…
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