A coalition of London businesses has written to the chancellor urging him to commit to a capital funding settlement with Transport for London (TfL) in order to “keep the capital moving, so that it can drive growth, investment and job creation that benefits the UK as a whole”.
The London transport…
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Arcadis uses artificial intelligence to spot bridge defects
How do we use data to make a step change towards better bridge performance?
In 1994, a section of the upper truss of the Seongsu Bridge in Seoul, South Korea collapsed, killing 32 people. Five years ago, the Ponte Morandi bridge in Genoa collapsed, with 43 fatalities. These incidents highlight…
Welsh government looking to partially infill Swansea dock channel and construct new road over it
A proposal to partially infill a channel of Swansea’s docks and construct a new road over it has been put together by the Welsh government.
Swansea Council has received an application, put together by Tetra Tech and designed by Arcadis on behalf of the Welsh government, for the partial infill of…
Sector’s strength in diversity championed at Inspiring Women Awards 2023
This year’s Inspiring Women in Construction and Engineering Awards, organised by Construction News and New Civil Engineer, recognised individuals and teams that have made outstanding contributions to gender diversity.
A panel of 42 judges whittled down a record-breaking number of entries to a shortlist of 139 individuals and organisations, before picking the winning entries…
Inaugural NCE Awards winners display diversity and vitality of the civil engineering sector
The inaugural NCE Awards was held last night, 20 September, at the JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London, with gongs being awarded to industry leaders in culture, business and service.
The NCE Awards was established to celebrate the best of the best in civil engineering consultancies in the UK and recognises…
Watch: How the role of structures in urban landscapes is evolving
This video was recorded at NCE's Bridge Design and Management conference 2023. Arcadis iconic bridge director Chris Short talks about the adaptation challenges of cities, how land use can be optimised and in particular how structures can be reapplied to promote active travel. He discusses the challenge of modal shift from…
First beams for HS2’s ‘double composite’ low carbon Wendover Dean Viaduct arrive on site
High Speed 2 (HS2) is due to begin the deck construction of a 450m long viaduct in Buckinghamshire as the first of 38 steel beams for the low carbon structure have arrived on site.
Weighing 40t and 25m in length, the beams have travelled more than 900km to reach the site…
INWED | NCE’s female Grad and Apprentice Award winners discuss how to bring more women into engineering
To mark International Women In Engineering Day (Inwed), NCE has sought the views of the female winners from last year's Graduate and Apprentice Awards winners on how the sector can do more to attract women into the industry.
Civil engineering has a significant men to women ratio difference, with only 16% of…
Infrastructure inflation revealed to be ‘more than double’ that seen in the building sector
New construction market analysis has revealed that inflation in the infrastructure sector is currently sitting at "more than double" than the increased costs associated with building.
Arcadis’ UK Summer Market View believes infrastructure inflation is sitting at 5% to 7% at the moment and predicts a slowdown in work in the…
Arcadis appointed to provide consultancy framework for National Grid’s decarbonisation efforts
Arcadis has been appointed to National Grid’s new Global Management Consultancy Framework in helping the energy company transition to a decarbonised network and reach net zero.
The partnership will begin imminently and will see Arcadis provide of consulting services across National Grid’s UK and US businesses. Electricity networks will be vital…