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Flood resilience work under way on Edinburgh-Glasgow railway line

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Network Rail has begun a £3.5M programme to improve the heavy rain resilience of the railway between the North Lanarkshire villages of Croy and Dullatur.

The project, which will last nine months, will see Network Rail and rail contractor QTS carry out work between the two villages to help prevent the…

Embankment trial start at Havant Thicket Reservoir site

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Construction of a trial embankment to inform design work for the new Havant Thicket Reservoir in Hampshire has got underway, NCE’s sister title Ground Engineering has reported.

Portsmouth Water awarded Future Water MJJV – a joint venture of Van Oord Group company Mackley and Wales-based Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK –…

Thames Water pipe burst triggers Kent road collapse

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A road in Kent has been closed since Monday, after a water main running under the road burst triggering the partial collapse of the carriageway and pavement.

The A226 Galley Hill Road in the village of Swanscombe is situated on the edge of a cliff. The burst water main, which belongs…

Yorkshire Water begins tunnelling under A65 for water quality project

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A remote-controlled tunnel boring machine (TBM) has begun driving under the A65 as part of a Yorkshire Water project to reduce sewage discharges into the River Wharfe.

Yorkshire Water’s project in Ilkley aims to reduce the volume and frequency of sewers discharge to storm overflows during heavy rain. This new sewer…

10 days left for consultants to enter the NCE Awards

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UK-based civil engineering consulting firms have until 21 April to enter the new NCE Awards and get onto the shortlist for the event that will put a spotlight on the best in the business.

As well as categories to determine the top consulting firm and SME consulting firm of the year,…