Plans are progressing for a critical defence against worsening tidal flood risk in the town of Bridgewater, Somerset, despite a budget blow out caused by inflation and material cost hikes.
The Bridgwater tidal barrier will be one of the largest flood defence schemes in the UK. It is a key scheme…
Electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) has been successfully trialled by the British Geological Survey (BGS) for discovering burrowing animals at an embankment on the River Ouse in North Yorkshire.
Currently, ground penetrating radar (GPR) is used by scientists and consultants to map underground voids and to find burrowing creatures. However, clay absorbs…
The UK’s coastlines are facing increasing pressure due to extreme weather and the long-term impacts of climate change. Homes and industries are in danger of being lost.
The National Trust recently announced that it has halted repairs on some sea defences and stately homes, as 71% of its portfolio is…
Barhale has been contracted by Thames Water to remediate the mains on a critical section of the East London sewer network and replace a discharge chamber with a prefabricated alternative.
The £7.8M programme is unfolding in Barking, east London, where 800mm diameter twin rising mains run from the Store Road Pumping…
A 1.8m diameter tunnel boring machine (TBM) has arrived in Meadow Lane Portadown for use on a key £7.8M Northern Ireland Water wastewater network upgrade.
Northern Ireland Water (NI Water) is the sole provider of water and sewerage services in Northern Ireland. Its wastewater upgrade at Portadown in County Armagh, 40km…
High winds caused by Storm Isha overturned lorries and shut down Sellafield among other infrastructure impacts during a “wild night” across the UK.
Storm Isha blew into the UK on the evening of Sunday 21 January. According to the BBC, parts of the UK saw their strongest winds in decades, with…
Aecom has announced plans to hire around 380 people in its Environment, Water and Energy (EWE) business this year.
The new recruits will support Aecom’s expanding project portfolio as clients seek support with challenges such as climate change, water scarcity and the energy transition. Aecom says its EWE teams are working…
Spencer Group has started work to create a new wet berth at Hull Marina to be the new home of the historic Spurn Lightship.
With the majority of works to be carried out from floating pontoons, the project will include dredging the berthing area and the installation of five mooring piles.…
The Environment Agency has completed its restoration works on a flood embankment in the Longlevens area of Gloucester.
The work has been carried out to repair and upgrade the 60m earth embankment which is part of the Horsebere Brook Flood Alleviation Scheme after slippage reduced the level of protection provided to…
Falkirk Council has agreed to progress the proposed £450M to £672M Grangemouth Flood Protection Scheme (GFPS) to scheme notification stage.
The proposed GFPS is the biggest proposed flood protection scheme in Scotland. It aims to provide 1 in 200 year flood protection to 2,760 residential properties, 1,200 commercial buildings and 23km…
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