Transport for Wales’ plans to improve public transport have moved a step closer, with proposals unveiled for five new railway stations.
A public consultation has begun on designs for the new stations in South East Wales, along with new train services. The potential stations are at Cardiff East, Newport West, Somerton,…
Planning permission has been granted for two coastal management schemes in Norfolk.
Balfour Beatty will undertake construction work on the two projects, the Cromer Coastal Management Scheme Phase 2 and the Mundesley Coastal Management Scheme. The plans were approved at a meeting of North Norfolk District Council's Development Committee meeting last…
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has welcomed a £2.7bn investment into the region’s transport infrastructure.
The Department for Transport (DfT) funding will be used for a wide range of improvements including delivery of the Midlands Rail Hub project. The investment, which will be delivered over the next decade, has been confirmed…
Steelwork and bridge deck construction are now complete on Griffiths' new Dyfi Bridge project in Wales.
Building work on the Welsh Government scheme began in spring 2021. The site team are now working on the viaduct finishes, including deck waterproofing, parapets and combined kerbing installation. Road surfacing, street lighting, and signage…
The opening of Liverpool FC's £60M Anfield Road Stand has been pushed back until next year at the earliest, the football club's CEO has confirmed.
It comes after Liverpool revealed that Lancashire firm Rayner Rowen Construction would complete works to the stand following the collapse of main contractor Buckingham Group. The…
KPMG has been fined £21M for failures in its audit of collapsed construction company Carillion.
Infrastructure giant Carillion went into liquidation in 2018 under a £7bn debt. The irregularities of KPMG's audit of the company were first raised by accountancy watchdog the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) in 2020. The FRC has…
Affinity Water is looking for companies to deliver its capital works up until 2035, which are worth a total £900M.
According to a periodic indicative notice, the water company is preparing to launch the search for companies to deliver its Aasset Management Period 8 (AMP8) and AMP9 capital works. The AMP8…
The Tideway project has taken another step towards completion, with the secondary lining finished in the super sewer's eastern section - the final section to be completed.
Tideway’s tunnel boring machines finished excavating the main tunnel in the spring of 2022, but the secondary concrete lining was need for added strength…
A major new road near Newquay in Cornwall has moved one step closer after Network Rail engineers moved a new road bridge into place over the railway.
The new road, known as the Newquay Strategic Route, will connect Nansledan, on the edge of Newquay, to the A392 at the Hendra roundabout.…
Network Rail has successfully moved two new 160t metallic spans into place onto Barmouth Viaduct, reaching a milestone in the restoration of the iconic structure.
The intricate and complex operation to transfer and position the spans followed a practice run on a purpose-built mock track. It means that the team is…
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