A Tory council leader has demanded showdown talks with transport secretary Chris Grayling after the government announced its preferred route for the Lower Thames Crossing.
Thurrock Council leader Rob Gledhill described the selected project as “the worst choice out of a terrible bunch” and urged Grayling to explain it. The council…
Fresh technical details for the proposed Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) have been released following the announcement of the chosen route.
Transport secretary Chris Grayling announced Option C as the 21km LTC route following a public consultation. The road would cross under the River Thames via two bored tunnels (northbound and southbound)…
CH2M, Arcadis and Cowi are to start the next stage of the Lower Thames Crossing after the government announced its preferred route yesterday.
The joint venture of the three engineering firms, called LTC Cascade, is Highways England’s technical partner for the project. A major part of the JV’s work is to work on…
The government has announced its chosen route for the £4bn - £6bn Lower Thames Crossing.
Transport secretary Chris Grayling has announced the preferred route which will create a link between the A2 and the M25, easing congestion around the busy Dartford Crossing. Highways England and its supply chain will be responsible for…
The delayed Northern Line extension tunnelling has started with the first tunnel boring machine (TBM) launching on its 3.2km journey.
Two 650t, 100m long TBMs were lowered into 20m deep shafts at the former Battersea Power Station in February. The first, named Helen by local schoolchildren, is creating a 3.2km long, 5.2m diameter…
Aecom has been appointed by Highways England to provide technical support for the upgrading of the A303 which includes the controversial Stonehenge tunnel.
Plans were announced by Highways England in February this year to upgrade the final 56km of single carriageway to dual carriageway. Currently the narrow stretches of road create…
The consortium building the major new West Gate Tunnel in Melbourne, Australia, has been announced.
The joint venture, which is headlined by contractors John Holland and CPB, will now be tasked with building the 4km long tunnel which will divert traffic away from congested West Gate Bridge. The two, three-lane tunnels will…
Engineers have finished the first stage of a tunnel for a gas main under the River Thames, National Grid Gas Distribution’s biggest current civil engineering project.
The 330m long, 1.8m wide tunnel is being delivered by tRIIO, a JV owned by Morrison Utility Services and Skanska in partnership with National Grid Gas Distribution. The tunnel…
The first of three aqueduct bypass tunnels has been completed on time in Birmingham by the BNM Alliance, a JV between North Midland Construction and Barhale.
Birmingham’s 100-year-old aqueduct, the Elan Valley Aqueduct (EVA), increasingly requires maintenance but as the city’s only water supply it cannot be turned off for more…
The A303 Stonehenge tunnel will be built with private finance, New Civil Engineer understands.
Highways England has briefed its supply chain that the £1bn-plus project will use a version of the new PF2 private finance model. The project involves building a 2.9km long tunnel built around Stonehenge and is key to delivering…
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