Tom Pashby | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:50:23 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png Tom Pashby | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Canal and River Trust appoints Arcadis, RSK, Stantec and more as technical experts https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/canal-and-river-trust-appoints-arcadis-rsk-stantec-and-more-as-technical-experts-28-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/canal-and-river-trust-appoints-arcadis-rsk-stantec-and-more-as-technical-experts-28-03-2024/#respond Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:00:45 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276166 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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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/canal-and-river-trust-appoints-arcadis-rsk-stantec-and-more-as-technical-experts-28-03-2024/feed/ 0 £3.4bn funding proposed for Eastern Green Link 2 as project fast tracked https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/3-4bn-funding-proposed-for-eastern-green-link-2-as-project-fasttracked-28-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/3-4bn-funding-proposed-for-eastern-green-link-2-as-project-fasttracked-28-03-2024/#respond Thu, 28 Mar 2024 14:41:49 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276188 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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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/3-4bn-funding-proposed-for-eastern-green-link-2-as-project-fasttracked-28-03-2024/feed/ 0 Revelation of 54% increase in English sewage spills prompts widespread outrage https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/revelation-of-54-increase-in-english-sewage-spills-prompts-widespread-outrage-27-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/revelation-of-54-increase-in-english-sewage-spills-prompts-widespread-outrage-27-03-2024/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:15:29 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276113 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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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/revelation-of-54-increase-in-english-sewage-spills-prompts-widespread-outrage-27-03-2024/feed/ 0 ‘Colossal’ £16M, 1.9km drainage system under construction at Teesworks https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/colossal-16m-1-9km-drainage-system-under-construction-at-teesworks-27-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/colossal-16m-1-9km-drainage-system-under-construction-at-teesworks-27-03-2024/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:25:02 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276088 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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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/colossal-16m-1-9km-drainage-system-under-construction-at-teesworks-27-03-2024/feed/ 0 Council fury as £274M Norwich road project blocked by environmental concerns https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/council-fury-as-274m-norwich-road-project-blocked-by-environmental-concerns-27-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/council-fury-as-274m-norwich-road-project-blocked-by-environmental-concerns-27-03-2024/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:25:32 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276125 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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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/council-fury-as-274m-norwich-road-project-blocked-by-environmental-concerns-27-03-2024/feed/ 0 PM announces ‘national endeavour’ to build nuclear workforce and warns of China ‘threat’ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/pm-announces-national-endeavour-to-build-nuclear-workforce-and-warns-of-china-threat-26-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/pm-announces-national-endeavour-to-build-nuclear-workforce-and-warns-of-china-threat-26-03-2024/#respond Tue, 26 Mar 2024 10:08:28 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276069 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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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/pm-announces-national-endeavour-to-build-nuclear-workforce-and-warns-of-china-threat-26-03-2024/feed/ 0 Balfour, Skanska, Motts and more re-commit to Anglian Water alliance for £2.6bn AMP8 plans https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/balfour-skanska-motts-and-more-re-commit-to-anglian-water-alliance-for-2-6bn-amp8-plans-26-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/balfour-skanska-motts-and-more-re-commit-to-anglian-water-alliance-for-2-6bn-amp8-plans-26-03-2024/#respond Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:20:55 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276041 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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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/balfour-skanska-motts-and-more-re-commit-to-anglian-water-alliance-for-2-6bn-amp8-plans-26-03-2024/feed/ 0 United Living awarded fuel pipeline contract at Manchester Airport Terminal 2 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/united-living-awarded-fuel-pipeline-contract-at-manchester-airport-terminal-2-26-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/united-living-awarded-fuel-pipeline-contract-at-manchester-airport-terminal-2-26-03-2024/#respond Tue, 26 Mar 2024 03:13:46 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276060 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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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/united-living-awarded-fuel-pipeline-contract-at-manchester-airport-terminal-2-26-03-2024/feed/ 0 Network Rail investigating ‘void’ after Cumbria derailment https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-investigating-void-after-cumbria-derailment-25-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-investigating-void-after-cumbria-derailment-25-03-2024/#respond Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:07:02 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276007 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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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-investigating-void-after-cumbria-derailment-25-03-2024/feed/ 0 650km of UK railway at risk of flooding by 2100 due to coastal erosion https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/650km-of-uk-railway-at-risk-of-flooding-by-2100-due-to-coastal-erosion-25-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/650km-of-uk-railway-at-risk-of-flooding-by-2100-due-to-coastal-erosion-25-03-2024/#respond Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:31:10 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275968 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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