The embattled Twin Sails Bridge in Poole has been closed after one of its masts broke.
One of the bridge’s 55m-high masts broke during the bridge’s opening on Monday. Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council said the bridge would remain closed while engineers investigated the cause of the damage and drew up…
NCE is launching a brand new awards ceremony to celebrate civil engineering consultancies and the firms that support them.
The NCE Awards celebrates the best of the best in civil engineering consultancies in the UK and recognises businesses – both large and small – that are industry leaders and delivering real…
A pipeline of “no-regrets” new nuclear schemes must be fast-tracked if the UK is to meet its net zero carbon emission targets, according to an independent review set up to assess the UK’s decarbonisation plans.
It is one of 129 recommendations made by former energy minister Chris Skidmore in his government-ordered…
A £1.7bn renewable energy project featuring a tidal lagoon in the Swansea Bay area “will absolutely be delivered”, according to Swansea Council leaders.
The Blue Eden project now appears to be fully funded by the private sector paving the way for its delivery, according to Swansea Council chief executive Martin Nicholls.…
Network Rail engineers will carry out essential roof repairs at Manchester Piccadilly station this weekend.
It means the station will be fully closed on Sunday (15 January) as the 25,000-volt overhead lines that power the train must be switched off. Work includes strengthening the Victorian-built train shed’s gable end which began…
Plans for a new railway station in Bristol have received council support as part of proposals to reopen an old line closed in the 1960s.
Bristol City Council has thrown its weight behind plans for a new station at Ashley Down as part of the MetroWest Phase 2 project to reopen…
The ICE has launched a consultation on the climate resilience of UK infrastructure.
The consultation responses will be used to form a green paper entitled How can the UK’s infrastructure be made more climate resilient? In particular, the Institution is seeking written responses on seven questions to gather expert insight on…
Work on the Transpennine Route Upgrade gathered pace over the Christmas and New Year period.
Network Rail engineers carried out a number of works on the £11.5bn scheme to upgrade the line between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and York. While the route was closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, major work…
Two legal challenges are being drawn up against plans to build the first coalmine in the UK for 30 years.
Communities secretary Michael Gove granted planning approval for the £165M Woodhouse Colliery in Cumbria last month. The decision immediately caused controversy with Chairman of the Climate Change Committee Lord Deben saying…
Key decisions on the country’s major infrastructure projects are expected in 2023.
Over the course of the next 12 months, transport secretary Mark Harper will have to make big decisions on the country’s planned road building schemes with planning rulings needed in relation to the Stonehenge Tunnel, Lower Thames Crossing and…
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