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Two homes above 2,500t landslip in West Yorkshire to be demolished

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:05:54 +0000

Network Rail has announced that two homes in West Yorkshire will have to be demolished following a landslip in West Yorkshire that occurred in February.

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4% of council maintained road bridges in UK deemed ‘substandard’

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:15:35 +0000

One in every 25 (4%) council maintained road bridges in the UK has been deemed as substandard, the RAC Foundation has revealed.

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Network Rail announces partners for CP7 capital works delivery in North West and Central region

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:52:42 +0000

Network Rail has announced the winners of its nearly £2bn capital works delivery frameworks for Control Period 7 (CP7), 2024 to 2029, covering the North West and Central (NW&C) region of its network.

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Underground construction of London’s £4.5bn Tideway super sewer complete

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:15:47 +0000

London’s new £4.5bn super sewer, Thames Tideway, has completed all construction with the lifting of a 1,200t concrete lid to cap off the project’s deepest shaft.

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Construction of new £155M, 57km water mains through north east gathers pace

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 10:28:49 +0000

Construction of Northumberian Water’s new £155M, 57km water mains through the north east of England is gathering pace with the announcement of a road closure for pipelaying works to be conducted.

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Eight winners announced for £600M Scottish government civil engineering and construction framework

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 04:45:52 +0000

Eight construction firms have been appointed to the Scottish government’s upcoming £600M civil engineering framework.

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VolkerFitzpatrick appointed to design and build £34M viaduct in Canterbury

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:08:38 +0000

Kent County Council has appointed VolkerFitzpatrick to design and build a new £34M road viaduct over a rail line and river in Canterbury.

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Aecom and Morgan Sindall complete £30M UK first net zero water research facility

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:46:43 +0000

A £30M project to construct a research facility looking into sustainable solutions for the UK’s water infrastructure has been completed by Aecom and Morgan Sindall.

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Barhale constructing power tunnel under Grand Union Canal to support HS2 Euston TBMs

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 12:14:59 +0000

UK Power Networks has partnered with Barhale to build a micro-tunnel under the Grand Union Canal in West London to deliver power for High Speed 2 (HS2) tunnel boring machines (TBMs).

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Network Rail to conduct £20M rebuild of major railway bridge over M62

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 11:39:42 +0000

Network Rail is investing more than £20M to rebuild a major railway bridge that takes trains over the M62 in Castleton, near Rochdale.

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