Blackburn with Darwen Council is set to appoint Balfour Beatty as the design and build contractor for its M65 junction 5 improvements scheme.
The council was awarded £20M through the second round of the government’s Levelling Up Fund for the works in January. The winning bid also includes improvements on the…
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…
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…
A new report has detailed how a severe labour and skills shortage within the construction industry could greatly impact the delivery of the UK’s next National Infrastructure Construction Pipeline (NICP).
Consultancy Currie & Brown’s Construction Market Outlook report, which has tracked construction activity since the start of 2023, indicates that 225,000…
Transport Scotland has unveiled plans for its preferred option of building a £470M debris flow shelter to protect the A83's Rest and Be Thankful section in Scotland.
The scheme comprises a 1.4km long, open-sided tunnel, costed at between £405M and £470M. Its selection follows design and assessment work on five options…
The £100M dualling of the A47 is on hold as questions emerge over the sale of 1km2 of Norfolk farmland between Blofield and North Burlingham.
Galliford Try's scheme to build new carriageways between Norwich and Acle Straight is in question following revelations that almost a km2 of Norfolk County Council-owned farmland will…
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…
A relief road in Lincolnshire currently under construction has had £27M funding for the final section of work pulled, leaving the last part of the project unlikely to start until after 2030.
Lincolnshire County Council has revealed construction on the southern section of the Spalding Western Relief Road is not going…
Geotechnical issues affecting Lincolnshire’s roads are being compounded by climate change, along with rising and heavier road traffic, according to recently published findings, which urge measures such as “bespoke” road repair practices to increase the future resilience of road networks.
The issues include subsidence due to voided underground glacial channels and…
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,…
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