Author Archives: Sotiris Kanaris

New Zealand’s largest ever wastewater infrastructure project is underway. It will reduce combined sewer overflows and water pollution.

In September, a tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the 14.7km Central Interceptor tunnel in Auckland, New Zealand, broke through into a 69m deep shaft at May Road. It had completed the first…

Civil engineering’s rising stars have been crowned at the NCE Graduate and Apprentice Awards, held at the Institution of Civil Engineers on 24 November.

It was the 26th anniversary of the awards, which have been created to celebrate the talent of those early in their careers in civil engineering. This year’s event was…

Construction of the Aberdeen Harbour expansion project has finally been completed after the departure of the original main contractor and other challenges pushed the works to six years.

First built in 1136, the Aberdeen Harbour is the oldest port in the UK and has been a fixture in the city for…

Civil engineering firm Hammond ECS has completed maintenance works on the Grade II listed Pensford Viaduct in Somerset on behalf of National Highways.

The 304m long viaduct was originally opened in 1873 to carry the Bristol & North Somerset Railway over Chew Valley. Constructed in stone, it is made up of…

Despite speculation that the second phase of High Speed Two (HS2) could be cancelled by the government, HS2 Ltd has awarded ground investigation contracts with a total value of up to £300M for the proposed route between Birmingham and Manchester.

A source close to the project said that the award of…

We [the infrastructure sector] have to change and the good news is we are changing, but probably too slowly.” This is the view of Environment Agency director of operations for major projects and programme delivery Steve Moore. He is referring to the need for greater collaboration between clients and delivery…

With blockchain technology soon to be implemented on the Core Valley lines in Wales, NCE explores ways the wider rail industry can benefit from its use.

Blockchain is well known in the financial sector as it has played a key role in the development of cryptocurrencies. But its potential is much…

The judges for this year’s NCE Graduate & Apprentice Awards have carefully reviewed the 118 entries and the shortlist for the three categories has been revealed.

This year will be the 26th edition of the awards, which are celebrating the talent of those early in their careers in the civil engineering sector.…

Works to assemble High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) 2.7km Greatworth ‘green tunnel’, the longest of its type for the project’s Phase 1, have commenced in West Northamptonshire.

A total of five green tunnels are to be constructed for this phase. They are being built using a ‘cut and cover’ process, which involves…

Esh Construction has commenced works to restore the Grade II-listed, 389m Tyne Bridge linking Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead.

The bridge opened in 1928 and was last refurbished and repainted in 2001. In recent years the bridge has fallen to a state of disrepair, with inspection works carried out by Esh…