Labour leader Keir Starmer's plan to create a publicly-owned renewable energy company is a positive step for the industry, according to Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit senior analyst Jess Ralston.
At the Labour Party conference, Starmer announced proposals to create the new company, named Great British Energy, if Labour wins…
HS2, Tideway and the Brenner Base Tunnel under the Alps all feature on the shortlist for this year's NCE Tunnelling Awards.
The awards recognise and reward projects, teams and organisations helping to drive excellence in the tunnelling industry. Align JV is nominated in the Innovation in Instrumentation and Monitoring category for…
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published its new strategy and priorities for the next three years.
The CLC will focus its efforts on four ambitions for transformational change over the next three years: net zero and biodiversity; next generation delivery; building delivery; and people and skills. The aim is to…
Roads and energy projects dominate the list of 138 projects to be accelerated as part of chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's Growth Plan 2022.
In a move to grow the economy, Kwarteng last week announced plans to accelerate new roads, rail and energy infrastructure. Roads projects make up more than half of the…
The Portishead Railway Group has raised concerns that the proposed re-opening of the Portishead line may experience further delays, which could also push up costs.
Under current plans, trains could run on the re-opened line by 2026, although the project has yet to receive the planning green light. However the Portishead…
National Highways' £1.2bn scheme to upgrade 24km of the A12 in Essex has been submitted for planning approval.
The proposals involve creating three lanes of traffic and replacing junctions to ease congestion between Chelmsford and Colchester. A six-month examination period will now take place before transport secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan makes…
Industry figures have emphasised the challenges involved in accelerating hundreds of infrastructure projects after chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng published a list of 138 schemes that will be sped up.
In a move to grow the economy, Kwarteng announced plans to accelerate new road, rail and energy infrastructure as part of his Growth…
Work to upgrade electrical and mechanical systems inside three swing bridges in East Anglia got underway this weekend.
The iconic bridges at Reedham, Somerleyton and Oulton Broad are designed to carry trains over waterways and swing open to let boats through, but they are over 100 years old and their internal…
Major repairs have been undertaken on the railway in Stevenage after the overhead electric wires were damaged last week.
A man was injured last Tuesday after reportedly dangling an object from a bridge crossing the railway, which struck the electric cables. Teams worked through the night on Saturday to fix the…
Sizewell C, the Stonehenge Tunnel and Northern Powerhouse Rail feature among a list of 138 projects to be accelerated as part of chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's Growth Plan 2022.
In a move to grow the economy, Kwarteng has today announced plans to accelerate new roads, rail and energy infrastructure. Hinkley Point C…
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