Road transport and infrastructure project news https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:38:05 +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 Road transport and infrastructure project news 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 DfT’s updated transport infrastructure policy comes under fire from cross-party MPs https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/dfts-updated-transport-infrastructure-policy-comes-under-fire-from-cross-party-mps-27-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/dfts-updated-transport-infrastructure-policy-comes-under-fire-from-cross-party-mps-27-03-2024/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:01:42 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=276127 The Department for Transport’s (DfT’s) update to its transport infrastructure planning policy has been highly criticised by the Transport Committee chair and Green Party MP Caroline Lucas for its disregard of climate-related targets.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/dfts-updated-transport-infrastructure-policy-comes-under-fire-from-cross-party-mps-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 VolkerFitzpatrick appointed to design and build £34M viaduct in Canterbury https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/volkerfitzpatrick-appointed-to-design-and-build-34m-viaduct-in-canterbury-25-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/volkerfitzpatrick-appointed-to-design-and-build-34m-viaduct-in-canterbury-25-03-2024/#respond Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:08:38 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275973 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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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/volkerfitzpatrick-appointed-to-design-and-build-34m-viaduct-in-canterbury-25-03-2024/feed/ 0 Network Rail to conduct £20M rebuild of major railway bridge over M62 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-to-conduct-20m-rebuild-of-major-railway-bridge-over-m62-22-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-to-conduct-20m-rebuild-of-major-railway-bridge-over-m62-22-03-2024/#respond Fri, 22 Mar 2024 11:39:42 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275921 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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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-to-conduct-20m-rebuild-of-major-railway-bridge-over-m62-22-03-2024/feed/ 0 Contract handed out for A83 Old Military Road upgrade ground investigations https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/contract-handed-out-for-a83-old-military-road-upgrade-ground-investigations-21-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/contract-handed-out-for-a83-old-military-road-upgrade-ground-investigations-21-03-2024/#respond Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:46:52 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275820 Transport Scotland has handed out a £1.6M ground investigations contract for its planned £32M A83 Old Military Road upgrade to Soil Engineering Geoservices.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/contract-handed-out-for-a83-old-military-road-upgrade-ground-investigations-21-03-2024/feed/ 0 How the industry is helping highways authorities keep maintenance costs under control https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/how-the-industry-is-helping-highways-authorities-keep-maintenance-costs-under-control-20-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/how-the-industry-is-helping-highways-authorities-keep-maintenance-costs-under-control-20-03-2024/#respond Wed, 20 Mar 2024 14:00:16 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275721 Tightening budgets mean road maintenance specialists are finding new ways to keep costs down.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/the-future-of/how-the-industry-is-helping-highways-authorities-keep-maintenance-costs-under-control-20-03-2024/feed/ 0 Over £16bn needed to fix England and Wales’ carriageways as half approach end of life https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/over-16bn-needed-to-fix-england-and-wales-carriageways-as-half-approach-end-of-life-19-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/over-16bn-needed-to-fix-england-and-wales-carriageways-as-half-approach-end-of-life-19-03-2024/#respond Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:57:49 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275743 The backlog of carriageway repairs needed in England and Wales will cost £16.3bn while more than half of the local road network has less than 15 years structural life remaining, a new survey has found.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/over-16bn-needed-to-fix-england-and-wales-carriageways-as-half-approach-end-of-life-19-03-2024/feed/ 0 Balfour Beatty completes ‘complex’ M25 overbridge demolition ahead of schedule https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/balfour-beatty-completes-complex-m25-overbridge-demolition-ahead-of-schedule-19-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/balfour-beatty-completes-complex-m25-overbridge-demolition-ahead-of-schedule-19-03-2024/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2024 10:37:56 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275735 Balfour Beatty, working on behalf of National Highways, was able to reopen the M25 eight hours earlier than scheduled after the efficient demolition of a motorway overbridge.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/balfour-beatty-completes-complex-m25-overbridge-demolition-ahead-of-schedule-19-03-2024/feed/ 2 Norfolk council invites bids for £600M highways work https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/norfolk-council-invites-bids-for-600m-highways-work-14-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/norfolk-council-invites-bids-for-600m-highways-work-14-03-2024/#respond Thu, 14 Mar 2024 17:56:26 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275567 A large council in the East of England has launched a tender seeking contractors for £600M of highways work.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/norfolk-council-invites-bids-for-600m-highways-work-14-03-2024/feed/ 0 Council recommended to approve £65M York Outer Ring Road dualling project https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/council-recommended-to-approve-65m-york-outer-ring-road-dualling-project-14-03-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/council-recommended-to-approve-65m-york-outer-ring-road-dualling-project-14-03-2024/#respond Thu, 14 Mar 2024 17:33:48 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=275574 City of York Council has been recommended to approve the £65M scheme to dual the York Outer Ring Road.

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