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Canal and River Trust appoints Arcadis, RSK, Stantec and more as technical experts

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:00:45 +0000

The Canal and River Trust has appointed Arcadis, RSK and Geotechnical Engineering to provide technical expertise on maintaining its assets amidst the “growing challenge of climate change-driven storms and floods”.

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£3.4bn funding proposed for Eastern Green Link 2 as project fast tracked

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:41:49 +0000

Ofgem has proposed a £3.4bn funding package and fast tracked Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), the offshore electricity interconnector cable between Scotland and England.

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Revelation of 54% increase in English sewage spills prompts widespread outrage

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:15:29 +0000

New Environment Agency data showing a significant increase in sewage spills in England during 2023 has been variously described as “unacceptable”, “squalid”, “outrageous” and “a shitshow”.

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‘Colossal’ £16M, 1.9km drainage system under construction at Teesworks

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:25:02 +0000

Construction of the £16M South Bank Watercourse drainage system at the Teesworks freeport site has been described as a “huge engineering feat”.

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Council fury as £274M Norwich road project blocked by environmental concerns

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:25:32 +0000

Norfolk County Council has reacted angrily to guidance from Natural England which the council says blocks its plans for a major £274M road project in the county.

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PM announces ‘national endeavour’ to build nuclear workforce and warns of China ‘threat’

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:08:28 +0000

The prime minister has made commitments to “secure the future of the UK’s thriving defence and civil nuclear industry” including partnerships with BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, EDF and Babcock to invest £763M in the workforce by 2030.

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Balfour, Skanska, Motts and more re-commit to Anglian Water alliance for £2.6bn AMP8 plans

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:20:55 +0000

Balfour Beatty, Skanska, Mott MacDonald Bentley JV and more have re-committed to Anglian Water’s @one Alliance to deliver £2.6bn worth of investments as part of its asset management period 8 (AMP8) strategy, which takes place between 2025 and 2030.

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United Living awarded fuel pipeline contract at Manchester Airport Terminal 2

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 03:13:46 +0000

United Living Infrastructure Services (ULIS) has been awarded a new contract to deliver fuel line works at Manchester Airport Terminal 2.

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Network Rail investigating ‘void’ after Cumbria derailment

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:07:02 +0000

Network Rail and the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) are working to determine the cause of a void opening up near a derailment which took place in Cumbria on Friday 22 March.

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650km of UK railway at risk of flooding by 2100 due to coastal erosion

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:31:10 +0000

More than a quarter of the UK’s flood-defence structures will be at risk of failure by 2100 due to rising sea levels, according to a report from materials supplier Aggregate Industries.

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