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Landslip-prone Northumberland road gets long term stabilisation solution

Developing a solution to secure the long term integrity of a landslip-prone…
Contractors face ground engineering challenges on A63 underpass project in Hull

Working on a sliver of land in a busy urban setting would…
Researchers transform sugarcane by-product into slabs and bricks

A new low carbon construction material made from sugarcane by-product is emerging…
How the industry is helping highways authorities keep maintenance costs under control

Tightening budgets mean road maintenance specialists are finding new ways to keep…
Prefabrication speeds construction of HS2’s Thame Valley viaduct

The benefits associated with the modular design of HS2’s Thame Valley Viaduct…

Future of...

How the industry is helping highways authorities keep maintenance costs under control

Prefabrication speeds construction of HS2’s Thame Valley viaduct

California High Speed Rail faces up to funding and construction challenges

How to make the rail network climate resilient and nature-positive

South Manchester office pushes the boundaries of low carbon construction and operation

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh project reveals obstacles to net zero construction

New standards boost cement replacement options in concrete

Is procurement used effectively for carbon reduction on highway and transport projects?

Future of Tunnelling | Mix of tunnelling methods required to construct the 57.5km Mont Cenis base tunnel in the Alps

Future of Tunnelling | How ground freezing is being implemented in two major UK tunnelling projects

Future of Tunnelling | Greater focus on ‘undervalued’ high impact low probability events needed in risk management

Future of Water | Improved monitoring to lengthen ageing Californian dam’s life

Future of Water | Colorado dam raised to triple reservoir capacity

Future of Water | Record breaking wastewater project underway to tackle Auckland’s combined sewer overflows

Future of Water | Technical challenges limit reservoir expansion plans

Future of Bridges | How Network Rail managed to repair key railway bridge in just 66 days

Innovative Thinking

Landslip-prone Northumberland road gets long term stabilisation solution

Replacing aggregate with subsoil to save carbon and waste on road projects

Contractors face ground engineering challenges on A63 underpass project in Hull

Researchers transform sugarcane by-product into slabs and bricks

Innovative Thinker | Embodied carbon regulation needed to accelerate the built environment’s decarbonisation

Contractors take on modern slavery in their supply chains

Innovative Thinker | AtkinsRéalis’ Vera Jones on ways to improve water quality modelling

Drainage solution eliminates piles from deep basement project at London’s Old War Office site

Boreholes equipped with sensors installed in Cheshire to investigate use of aquifer for geothermal energy production

How can construction firms make their executive teams more ethnically diverse?

Innovative Thinker | Expedition Engineering’s Eva MacNamara advocates biodiversity impact consideration during material selection

AtkinsRéalis toolkit to benchmark embodied carbon of airport assets

Innovative Thinker | Pinsent Masons’ Andrew Batty on new data insight tool for dispute resolution

Digital tool helps Anglian Water tackle sewer obstruction issues

Innovative Thinker | Willmott Dixon’s Andy Pritchard on how companies can foster male allyship

How is the rail industry reaping the benefits of blockchain technology?

Big Interviews

Interview | Northumbrian Water’s Monisha Gower on the need for flexible partnerships going into AMP8

Interview | National Grid’s Carl Trowell on meeting the challenges of the Great Grid Upgrade

Interview | NIC’s Sadie Morgan on the strategic approach needed to meet national ambitions

Interview | Susan Francombe on the benefits of adjudication for resolving construction disputes

Interview | Justine Greening says construction has a critical role in levelling up

Interview | UK Infrastructure Bank boss John Flint on funding net zero delivery

Interview | Programme management academic Bent Flyvbjerg identifies the ingredients of successful major projects

Interview | National Highways’ Michael Ambrose on rethinking road concrete use

Interview | HS2 Ltd’s Howard Mitchell challenges the way construction productivity is measured

Interview | New ICE director general Janet Young outlines her built environment experience

Inside Track

Significant questions arise over proposed new Handsacre to Manchester Airport line

Timeline and specifications of £2.2bn Fenlands reservoir revealed as planning progresses

Early proposals for $16bn tunnel in New York City take learnings from London tunnelling projects

Costain CEO requests new infrastructure cabinet minister

Advanced proposals unveiled for River Mersey tidal scheme which would be world’s biggest

East West Rail chief hunts savings as next phase fast-tracked

Spring Budget 2024: Industry reacts to lack of infrastructure investment

Spring Budget 2024: Nuclear and green energy investments welcomed

5% fewer structures needed to electrify railways, Network Rail research finds

HS2 Chilterns TBM overcame difficult geology and clogged slurry pipes to reach finish line

Fern Hollow Bridge collapse | Details emerge on years of neglect leading to leg corrosion

Disused Northumberland railway to become greenway after bridges saved from infilling

Draft Rail Reform Bill published to move sector towards ‘guiding mind’ of Great British Railways

Frustration across sector as new figures show UK recession and construction slowdown

Plans for infrastructure preparedness against solar storms ‘being explored’, government confirms

Construction welcomes statutory biodiversity net gain but warns of burden on local planning