Transport Scotland has announced that the procurement process for the upgrade of the Ardrossan Harbour in south west Scotland is being paused due to a cost hike triggered by additional complex work and inflation.
Ardrossan Harbour in North Ayrshire serves the Isle of Arran and Kintyre with daily ferry services. Peel…
Changes to Hinkley Point C’s water discharge activity have been approved by the Environment Agency but campaigners argue that these will impact the fish population.
Permissions for the construction and operation of EDF Energy’s 3.26GW Hinkley Point C nuclear power station near Bridgwater in Somerset were granted in 2013 and included…
This video was recorded at NCE's Rail and Transit conference 2023. Network Rail professional head for drainage and lineside Mona Sihota talks about extreme weather events and inefficient drainage as a cause of rail incidents and the need for a system level understanding of the relationship between water and rail…
This video was recorded at NCE's Rail and Transit conference 2023. Arup associate director for asset management Miriam MacLennan discusses five steps to improve infrastructure asset resilience and explores the benefits of nature based solutions. She also provides insight on the outcomes in terms of resilience and environmental benefits of…
Network Rail has paused work on accessibility upgrades of Warwick rail station and a project redesign is underway after the unexpected discovery of foundations believed to be from the original rail station.
Warwick's rail station does not currently offer step free access to passengers using its platforms 1 and 2, which…
The project to replace the southern viaduct of the A985 Kincardine Bridge near Falkrirk, Scotland has moved to the next stage with Balfour Beatty starting piling works for the construction of a temporary bridge that will minimise disruption to road users during the main construction phase.
The Category A listed structure,…
NI Water has awarded an early contractor involvement (ECI) contract to Kier-Bam joint venture and Stantec for the delivery of the Belfast Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) upgrade.
Contained within a 180,000m2 site at the Duncrue Industrial Estate, the Belfast WwTW was designed to serve a population equivalent of 290,000. The city's…
The value of civil engineering projects which got underway across the UK in the three months to the end of July was down by nearly a half year-on-year, according to data by construction industry analysts Glenigan.
According to Glenigan’s analysis, which covers projects with a total value of £100M or less,…
Low carbon concrete mixes being trialled on a flood alleviation scheme in Northumberland could be a key environmental solution for future projects.
Heavy rainfall during Storm Desmond in December 2015 made the River Tyne overtop its banks north of Hexham town centre in Northumberland. The Bridge End and Tyne Mills…
This video is from NCE’s 2023 UK Roads event Transport Scotland director of major projects Lawrence Shackman talks about the ground investigation work carried out to bring certainty to those directly impacted by the A83 Rest and Be Thankful closures as a result of landslide. Shackman provides insight into Transport…
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