Waste material from HS2’s Euston station could be removed from site by a conveyor belt system, following a backlash at previous plans to use lorries.
The feasibility of two spoil removal options is currently being assessed by HS2 Ltd following recommendations made by Sir Douglas Oakervee in a review commissioned by…
The Menai Suspension Bridge will reopen to traffic later this week following an emergency closure in October.
The bridge between Anglesey and mainland Wales will reopen with a 7.5t weight restriction from midnight on Thursday 2 February. It comes after four weeks of emergency repairs carried out by Spencer Group. The…
The High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) has warned that scrapping the planned High Speed 2 (HS2) Euston terminus “would be complete folly”.
The group’s warning comes after The Sun broke the news that the government is due to make “tough decisions” on the high speed rail project in the coming weeks.…
A challenging location has driven out of the box thinking for the design and construction of Everton FC’s £500M riverside stadium.
Everton Football Club hopes that its new £500M stadium by the River Mersey will be the catalyst for success. But regardless of what eventually unfolds on the pitch, there…
North Ayrshire Council is seeking enabling works contractors for a £170M redevelopment of a former industrial site.
The council requires contractors to carry out construction of enabling infrastructure works to facilitate the development of the former industrial Ardrossan North Shore site. These works include construction of a coastal revetment, coastal pathway,…
A third council has ordered National Highways to submit a retrospective planning application for infilling a historic railway bridge.
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Council has informed National Highways that it must apply for retrospective planning permission to retain the concrete infill at Congham bridge, close to King’s Lynn. The 97-year-old…
Balfour Beatty has been awarded a £1.2bn contract by National Highways as part of its Lower Thames Crossing project to connect Kent and Essex.
The Roads North of the Thames contract includes 16km of new road, 49 structures including four green bridges and viaducts, and junctions with the A13 and M25,…
Backers of a very light railway system in the Cotswolds have applied for an additional £50,000 to complete a full feasibility study of the proposals.
The Cirencester Community Railway Project plans to convert an 8km stretch of abandoned railway between Cirencester and Kemble which was closed under the Beeching cuts in…
National Highways has announced 32 design changes to its proposed A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project.
The design changes have been made in collaboration with delivery partners Balfour Beatty, Costain, Keltbray and Kier following feedback from stakeholders and the public. The scheme will see the remaining 29km of single carriageway sections of the…
Planning inspectors have boosted Oxford United Football Club’s plans to build a new 18,000-seater stadium on greenbelt land.
Councillors have been recommended to start negotiations with the League Two club about leasing land for the stadium, ahead of an Oxfordshire Country Council cabinet meeting next week. The land in question is…
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