The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has raised concerns about the number of non-compliant structure examinations carried out across Britain’s railways.
In its annual assessment of Network Rail’s performance the regulator said that it is “concerned” about a rising number of railway bridges and tunnels examinations that have been carried…
The Scottish National Investment Bank has put up £26M to create an all-year surfing centre in a quarry in the West of Edinburgh.
The Wavegarden Scotland is a spin off of the BCIA-winning Wave complex in Bristol. Proposals for the Scotland redevelopment were drawn up by WSP, landscape architects Harrison Stevens…
All of the reservoir safety reforms recommended by ex-ICE President David Balmforth are to be implemented over the coming two years, the government has confirmed.
The reforms will be written into the Reservoirs Act 1975, following Balmforth’s government-commissioned review which was ordered following the partial collapse of the Toddbrook Reservoir dam…
Former ICE President Doug Oakervee will undertake an investigation into the resilience of the UK’s railways in the wake of disruption caused by this week’s record-breaking heatwave.
Oakervee’s investigation will investigate engineering options to ensure the railway infrastructure can continue to function safely and reliably during very hot weather. This work…
The government has approved plans for EDF’s £20bn Sizewell C nuclear plant.
Energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng granted the development consent order application at the third time of asking. The decision had previously been scheduled for 25 May but this was extended until 8 July to allow the government more time to…
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that the budget for the Transpennine Route Upgrade has more than tripled.
The upgrade of the railway was earmarked to cost £2.9bn in 2018, with the DfT now predicting that it will cost between £9bn and £11.5bn. It will also take a lot longer…
The planning application for National Highways £1bn A66 Northern Trans-Pennine Project has been accepted for examination by the Planning Inspectorate.
The Planning Inspectorate’s acceptance of the Development Consent Order (DCO) application will initiate a public consultation on the scheme proposal. The A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project involves dualling the remaining single carriageway…
Cowi has won the detailed design package contract for utility works around HS2 Euston station.
The contract has been awarded by Euston station main construction partner Mace Dragados JV. This design package will facilitate HS2’s works to improve connectivity and capacity for passengers accessing the existing London Underground network in the…
This video was first aired at NCE’s Future of Bridges conference. Introducing the Digital Technologies for Bridge Inspections project, Mind Foundry senior research scientist Julia Bush took to the stage at last month’s Future of Bridges conference. In this session, Bush explains how the project team developed a trained deep neural…
Planning issues mean that more National Highways enhancement projects are “at risk” of being deferred or axed completely, according to the Office or Rail and Road (ORR).
More than a quarter of enhancements schemes originally earmarked for construction during the second Road Investment Strategy (RIS2) period, which runs from 2020 to…
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