Author Archives: Rob Hakimian

This video was recorded at NCE's Flood Resilience conference 2023. Department for Infrastructure rivers capital projects unit head Johnathan Carlisle gives an overview on the Belfast Tidal Flood Alleviation Scheme. He discusses the parameters and desired outcomes of the project, the interventions to be implemented and the progress of the work…

Engineers from Esh Construction have finalised plans for the restoration of the Tyne Bridge on behalf of Newcastle City Council and Gateshead Council, which could take up to four years.

The Grade II-listed 389m-long bridge over the River Tyne – linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead – opened in 1932 and…

A consortium encompassing several Vinci Construction and Vinci Energies companies has been awarded a €2.71bn (£2.32bn) design and build contract for Line 15 West of the Grand Paris Express.

Société du Grand Paris’ overall €35.6bn (£28bn) Grand Paris Express project will see 200km of new metro line to its public transport…

Transport secretary Mark Harper has granted the development consent order (DCO) for National Highways’ A303 Stonehenge tunnel (Amesbury to Berwick Down) scheme.

The scheme will see the construction of a new 12.8km dual carriageway to replace the existing A303 in this section. It will include a new 3.3km tunnel that will…

The Trent Valley line, a section of the West Coast Main Line between Rugby and Stafford, will close for nine days from tomorrow (15 July) as Network Rail and High Speed 2 (HS2) engineers carry out major works.

On Network Rail’s part, this will involve an £8.5M investment into the railway…

The government has committed to “a reassessment of the evidence for better connecting Bradford and the case for a new station” as part of its study on bringing High Speed 2 (HS2) services to Leeds.

The promise comes as part of its response to the Transport Select Committee’s inquiry into the…

National Highways has refuted climate groups’ accusations of “greenwashing” after it revealed plans to build its £9bn Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) using hydrogen power.

National Highways has designated the new 23km road, which will feature the country’s longest road tunnel, as a carbon neutral construction “pathfinder” project. This means that all procurement for…

Companies that pollute the environment will now face unlimited penalties after new legislation was introduced today (12 July).

The move comes after the completion of a government consultation that was brought forward as the environmental performances of the UK’s water companies has significantly slipped. The Environment Agency’s environmental performance report from…

High Speed 2 Ltd (HS2 Ltd) chief executive Mark Thurston is to step down from his role at the end of September after six and a half years in the job.

HS2 Ltd chairman Sir Jon Thompson will become executive chairman for an interim period from October. Thurston’s decision comes when…

The M26 in westbound in Kent between junction 2A and M25 junction 25, towards London, is expected to remain closed throughout today due to a “severe water leak”.

The leak from a burst South East Water main was discovered on the evening of Sunday 9 July. South East Water Technicians are…