A major road bridge in Liverpool is likely to be demolished after inspectors discovered massive structural problems, the city’s mayor has claimed.
It comes after the announced that the Churchill Way flyover, which is a major route from the north of Liverpool into its city centre, would be closed for six…
Transport secretary Chris Grayling has named five road schemes to benefit from the new Major Road Network fund.
Grayling has revealed that the first five schemes to benefit from the new £100M Major Road Network fund include a new section of the York Outer Ring Road, the Gallows Corner modernisation in…
Contractors are being sought for a £35M road maintenance scheme in Dumfries.
Launched by Dumfries & Galloway Council, the four year framework has been established to help the local authority maintain and improve road infrastructure across Dumfries and Galloway region. In particular, the works will involve resurfacing and tackling potholes in…
Political and business leaders group England’s Economic Heartland (EEH) has called on the government to establish a ministerial task force to take charge of delivering infrastructure projects in the region spanning Swindon and Cambridge.
In a letter seen by New Civil Engineer, EEH has called on exchequer secretary to the Treasury …
Bam Nuttall has been named as construction partner on the Connecting Leeds transport scheme.
Bam has been awarded the contract to deliver half of the Leeds Public Transport Investment Programme, which forms part of the wider Connecting Leeds project. The Connecting Leeds transport strategy aims to completely overhaul the transport networks in the city and the surrounding region - aiming to increase the space and…
A joint venture between Gammon Construction and Sanfield has won a £223M road widening contract in Hong Kong. Gammon is half owned by Balfour Beatty.
The Sai Sha widening project will involve widening a section of the current road from two lanes to dual two lanes, development of a cycling track…
The A14 road in Cambridgeshire has re-opened after work to install a pair of 1,000t bridges was completed 18 hours ahead of schedule.
The bridges were installed last weekend at Bar Hill as part of a £1.5bn scheme. Prior to the installation, four abutments were built to support the bridges as…
An initiative to manage carbon on a major infrastructure project has resulted in an upfront emission reduction of more than 35%.
When consultant Sweco was appointed as engineer and designer for the infrastructure development of Renfrewshire Council’s £130M City Deal, it decided to seize the initiative to apply the PAS 2080…
Costain has bagged a first-of-its kind deal with Highways England to trial vehicle to road communications technology on the A2/M2. It is a glimpse into the future of transport technology.
Ever since the Romans, building more roads has been the solution to increasing the capacity of the highway network. And that…
The Oxford to Cambridge Expressway will run alongside the planned East West Rail line currently being built, it has been revealed.
Roads Minister Jesse Norman announced that the expressway would be open by 2030, shaving 40 minutes off the current journey time between the two cities. The chosen route, Corridor B,…
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