An innovative tunnel boring shaft technique has enabled Northumbrian Water to lay a new water pipe under a 200-year-old railway without disruption.
Northumbrian Water’s partner Mott MacDonald Bentley successfully used the underground tunnelling method which allowed the pipes to be laid underneath the Bowes Railway Company Hauler site near Durham, which…
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Environment Agency launches £30M River Tees flood resilience programme
The Environment Agency has launched a £30M programme to reduce flood risk and boost biodiversity on the River Tees estuary.
The Tees Estuary has been heavily modified by human hand in the last 200 years as it transformed into a hub of industrial activity. While vital for jobs and the economy,…
Detailed tests into mystery of discoloured water in Whitehaven harbour and tunnel commence
Network Rail has commenced “detailed tests” to uncover the issue behind the discolouration of water in the Whitehaven harbour and the rail tunnel that runs beneath it.
The tunnel sits on the Cumbrian Coast line and takes trains 1km underground between Corkickle and Whitehaven. It has been known to flood and…
South West Water names 15 partners to deliver £2.8bn programme
Bam Nuttall, Aecom and Mott McDonald-Bentley JV are three of the 15 companies appointed by South West Water to support its delivery programme over the coming five years.
South West Water recently announced its new business plan for Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8), up to 2030, which will see it upgrade…
Green light for £100M Bristol water recycling centre upgrades
Wessex Water has received full planning permission for its £100M plans to upgrade infrastructure that will improve water treatment in the Bristol area.
Work will commence next year on constructing more storage and processing infrastructure at the water recycling centre in Avonmouth, which treats sewage and wastewater from Bristol, South Gloucestershire,…
Contractor wanted for £170M marine works at Immingham Green Energy Terminal
Associated British Ports (ABP) has started procurement for a contractor for the marine works at the proposed Immingham Green Energy Terminal (IGET) in a contract worth £140M to £170M.
The IGET will support the import of green ammonia (NH3) from Neom in Saudi Arabia and the import of carbon dioxide (CO2).…
Work to start on £10M Peterborough storm tank project
Anglian Water's @one Alliance will start work on a £10M storm tank at its water treatment works in Peterborough this month as part of a £27M investment in water infrastructure in the area.
The @one Alliance features Anglian Water Asset Delivery, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB), Sweco, Skanska and…
Plea to upgrade England’s flood defences as ‘poor’ condition revealed
Campaigners have demanded action after research revealed that thousands of flood-protection assets in England were deemed to be in bad condition.
A Freedom of Information request from the investigative arm of action group Greenpeace showed that, of England’s 64,000 “high consequence” flood defences, 4,200 were rated “poor” or “very poor” by…
Home demolished on Norfolk’s crumbling coastline as village loses out on coastal defence funding
The village of Hemsby in Norfolk has fallen victim to coastal erosion again, losing another home to demolition following a failed bid for coastal defence funding.
The demolition, the sixth this year, took place on 28 October on the coastal stretch known as The Marrams to prevent the home from collapsing…
Green light for £10M flood defence in Worcestershire town hit by Storm Babet
The Environment Agency has confirmed that work will begin on a £10M flood alleviation scheme at Tenbury Wells in Worcestershire next year after the town was greatly impacted by Storm Babet.
The storm saw the town centre flooded and necessitated road closures in and around the town due to flooding. While…