Midlands Connect is to commission a study on how to increase capacity and connectivity across all modes of transport around the proposed new High Speed 2 (HS2) phase 2b station at Toton.
The body – which aims to bring together local authorities and local enterprise partnerships from across the Midlands –…
The frontrunner to build the £1bn Silvertown Tunnel in East London failed to even make the shortlist, New Civil Engineer can reveal.
A Bouygues/Bam Nuttall joint venture was hotly tipped to win the project that demands very complex tunnelling in a confined urban area. It was thought that Bouygues’ experience in…
More than 3,000 council-maintained road bridges in Great Britain are “substandard” according to new research by the RAC Foundation.
Analysis of data received from 199 of the 207 local highway authorities in the UK shows that 3,203 structures over 1.5m in span were unfit to carry the heaviest vehicles, including lorries…
A road bridge in Italy has collapsed onto a live motorway during a lifting operation, killing two people.
Autostrade, Italy’s highways authority, said that an overpass had collapsed onto a section of the A14 Bologna to Taranto bridge between Loreto and Ancona South due to “a failure of temporary structure of support…
Details have been revealed for the £220M traffic pinch-points fund announced in this week’s budget, which includes junction upgrades, roundabout improvements and better traffic signalling to tackle congestion.
Chancellor Philip Hammond announced a package of transport improvements in the budget to address Britain’s low productivity levels. Half of the fund, £110M,…
Ensuring infrastructure is ready for advances in technology which will change the way we live is crucial to planning, experts have warned.
Having enough electricity to meet the needs of the ”internet of things” or ensuring there is enough 5G access on roads to support autonomous vehicles are central issues for the…
The leaders of Sefton Council have rejected both Highways England options for upgrading the A5036 to improve access to the Port of Liverpool.
A public consultation on the A5036 Port of Liverpool Access Scheme has just finished. The scheme is to cope with extra congestion on the dual carriageway linking the city…
The ICE is launching a programme of events to celebrate its 200th anniversary next year.
The ICE 200 programme will feature the people and projects who have made an impact on society across the UK and internationally, telling the story of civil engineering over the last 200 years. The aim is…
From the top of the A19/A1058 Coast Road roundabout near Newcastle, streams of gridlock can be seen stretching as far as the eye can see. But not for long.
Today, congestion in this area of the North East is severe during weekday rush hours but also bad at weekends when motorists…
Highways England has issued a notice saying it is going to procure a £3.3bn pavement framework.
The framework is related to tier two and three suppliers for the supply of materials, plant and labour to carry out bituminous and concrete patching, surfacing and pavement construction operations. The work includes planning, paving,…
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