This talk was presented live at the NCE Bridges Design & Management conference on 28 June. The panellists were: GHD associate director Ghazi Suliman, Jacobs NTD consultant James Watson, Atkins professional head of civil engineering structures and geotechnics Chris Mundell, National Highways deputy head of structures Colin George, Transport for…
The UK Government has allocated £1.4M to fund eight projects focused on infrastructure climate change resilience.
The £1.4M will support eight projects supported by computational modelling that promise to reinforce infrastructure resilience against severe weather events. The projects all have a key focus on underground infrastructure including water pipes and electrical…
Jackson Civil Engineering, working on behalf of the Environment Agency, has begun a third phase of ongoing work to secure the coast of the Humber estuary in North East Lincolnshire.
Work began on 23 August to install 4.5km of coastal defences along part of the Humber estuary’s south bank at the…
National Highways will begin demolishing the St Anne’s Road bridge over the M67 this weekend in preparation for its replacement.
The demolition is a key milestone in the £23M renewal scheme for the bridge, which spans the M67 motorway near Denton in Tameside, Greater Manchester. The bridge links local traffic to the…
An accelerated schedule has been implemented to enable the safe removal of a Victorian brick arch at the site of the £161M Oxford station and railway upgrade.
Network Rail has planned a 24/7 work schedule at the site from 2 September and, since the start of this week, its team has…
Mace has been appointed to provide project management for the installation of a solar membrane on the roof of the London Stadium that will reduce carbon emissions and energy costs.
Project delivery will see the installation of a solar membrane measuring 6,000 to 7,000m2 that will generate more than 1M kWh…
The shortlist for this year’s TechFest Awards has been announced, with major civil engineering organisations recognised for innovations in the use of technology.
The awards, organised by NCE and sister publication Construction News, celebrate achievements in effective use of technology in engineering and construction. They recognise advances by organisations, teams, individuals and…
Climate change is causing global temperatures to continue rising, with the frequency and intensity of major drought incidents becoming much more prevalent. The summer of 2022 was a prime example of these patterns in action across Europe. Wavin commercial manager for urban climate resilience Anthony Kolanko urges action to mitigate…
This presentation took place during the New Civil Engineer Rail and Transit Conference on 6 July. In the talk, senior programme manager at Coventry City Council Nicola Small outlines Coventry’s journey to delivering the UK’s first urban very light rail scheme. She explains the initial key outputs required for the…
This presentation took place during the NCE Rail and Transit Conference on 6 July. In this talk, Network Rail capital delivery director, Wales & Western Project Speed Stuart Calvert talks about how Project Speed is being implemented at Network Rail and how this will impact infrastructure projects in CP7. He…
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