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Barhale has started works to replace the 3km Thames Water’s Haydon End Rising Main pipe in Swindon which has experienced several bursts in recent years.

The Haydon End sewage pumping station and Haydon End Rising Main were built in 1996 to transfer sewage to the inlet works at the western end…

Restoration of the Chesterfield Canal between Doe Lea Valley and Staveley has moved a step closer with a call for expression of interest for the contract to undertake the work, although the scope of the original scheme has been altered to avoid planning consent lapsing with the elements removed planned…

A 65 year old steel truss railway bridge in southeastern Norway has collapsed after heavy rain and flooding in the region due to a powerful storm.

Storm Hans caused the middle section of the 172.5m long Randklev Bridge on the Dovre line, which connects Oslo to Trondheim, to collapse into the…

The Environment Agency has spent £70M on pre-construction work for the £640M River Thames Scheme in Surrey since it was conceived in 2014.

The information was revealed in a Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted by NCE to the Environment Agency. The figure represents an approximate £7M per annum over the…

A dam in Norway has been breached after days of heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding and landslides in the nation’s south eastern region.

Flooding on the Glåma river caused the Braskereidfoss hydroelectric power plant to be put out of operation after it was submerged and huge volumes of water poured over the…

The Thames Tideway Tunnel has hit another milestone with the completion of the 4.5km Greenwich connection tunnel between Greenwich and Bermondsey.

This section of tunnel stretches from Greenwich Pumping Station to Chambers Wharf, where it connects with the main super sewer. It will tackle sewage overflow into the Deptford Creek and…

The Welsh Government has confirmed it will majority fund the £31.6M Aberaeron Coastal Defence Scheme with a £26.9M contribution.

Together with a £4.7M contribution from Ceredigion County Council, the Senedd’s Coastal Risk Management Programme will pay for the scheme, which is to be constructed by Bam Nuttall. Designed over the course…

At the end of July, government announced the price list for statutory biodiversity credits and they are pretty eyewatering – but what lies behind this and what are the implications?

From November this year – the precise date is still to be announced – or spring next year for smaller projects,…

NI Water has awarded an early contractor involvement (ECI) contract to Kier-Bam joint venture and Stantec for the delivery of the Belfast Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) upgrade.

Contained within a 180,000m2 site at the Duncrue Industrial Estate, the Belfast WwTW was designed to serve a population equivalent of 290,000. The city's…

The Environment Agency and Surrey County Council have alerted suppliers to a future opportunity to be construction partner on the River Thames Scheme in a contract worth £300M.

The scheme will see works undertaken between Teddington and Egham along the River Thames in Surrey, one of the largest areas of undefended…