A temporary coastal defence scheme has been planned for Hemsby in Norfolk to protect properties in a “precarious condition” ahead of expected high tides and wind.
Hemsby has already suffered from recent coastal erosion with three houses having to be demolished over the weekend, after a number of outbuildings were lost…
Denbighshire County Council has selected Balfour Beatty to deliver both the Central Rhyl Coastal Defence scheme and the Central Prestatyn Coastal Defence scheme.
The £97M deal was secured by Balfour Beatty through the Scape Civil Engineering Framework and will see more than 2,500 local homes and businesses, as well as the…
South West Water (SWW) has revealed plans to tackle severe water shortages by building two small-scale plants by the end of summer, but has so far not confirmed publicly where it intends to put them.
Yet according to the company’s draft Water Resources Management Plan, currently out for public consultation, it…
A £4M virtual centre of excellence is to boost data analysis designed to improve the resilience of UK infrastructure to pandemics, climate change and other shocks.
Non-departmental public body UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) announced the investment to help the country prepare for major events. Launching next month, the Centre of…
Southern Water Services has released prior information notices for four contracts worth more than £9bn combined that will cover capital programme delivery and infrastructure management for Asset Management Plan Period 8 (AMP8), which runs from 2025 to 2030.
The water company has this week announced the five contractors appointed to its…
The Environment Agency has launched a consultation on a £16M scheme to enhance flood protection for the town of Tadcaster in North Yorkshire.
Tadcaster has suffered several flooding events – the most recent one in February 2022 – because of its location on the River Wharfe. Heavy rainfall further up the…
Southern Water has appointed five contractors to its £600M medium non-infrastructure works framework.
The appointed contractors are: Barhale Binnies UK / WGM JV Bridges Electrical Engineers Galliford Try Ward & Burke These suppliers will carry out medium-complexity works at Southern Water’s water and wastewater sites in Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex,…
The Environment Agency has granted a further £4.4M to Wirral Council for its West Kirby Flood Defence Scheme, which has seen projected costs top £15M.
The scheme involves the construction of a 1.1km long, 1.2m high pre-cast concrete flood barrier with integrated seating along South Parade on the coast. Other features…
Annual damage caused by flooding in the UK could increase by more than a fifth over the next century due to climate change unless all international pledges to reduce carbon emissions are met, according to new research.
The study, led by the University of Bristol and global water risk modelling leader…
Northern Ireland Water (NI Water) has announced plans to expand use of satellite leak detection technology after successful trials helped identify leaks on its network.
Satellite mounted synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology is used to detect the leaks by penetrating below the ground surface and identifying water spreading from underground pipes.…
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