The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved a new venue concept for the Paris 2024 Olympics, amid concerns about rising costs for infrastructure needed to deliver the Games.
The IOC says the revamped plan “will limit the risk of potential budget overruns”. An initial draft for the plan was drawn up…
Although the construction phase of a project can have its challenges, major infrastructure schemes are increasingly finding themselves stumbling at the early stages.
Plans for Heathrow’s third runway may have been approved by Parliament recently but they still face the threat of a judicial review. Crossrail 2’s timetable is up in…
The delivery of several major government projects including High Speed 2 (HS2) are “in doubt”, a report has concluded.
HS2, the Great Western route modernisation, the Lower Thames Crossing and East West Rail were all given amber delivery confidence ratings, meaning that completion of the project is in doubt unless “urgent…
An energy firm has added to the controversy surrounding fracking by claiming the Scottish government is taking an “Alice-in-Wonderland” approach to its policy.
Oil and gas giant Ineos took the Scottish Government to court last week, seeking a judicial review of its controversial fracking ban. But during the hearings it became…
Tarmac has appointed Carillion’s former managing director for civil engineering Andy Brown to lead its infrasture team.
Brown will assume the position of Tarmac Infrastructure director and will head up the firm’s Infrastructure division. His appointment is inline with Tarmac’s strategic decision to improve its delivery of public sector civil engineering…
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Two thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050, and cities are having to grow rapidly to cope with this influx.
But who are these people, and just what do they want from city planners and builders? Today, 54% of the world’s population lives in urban areas,…
Major UK infrastructure bodies have said that the country is prepared to deal with Russian cyber attacks.
Network Rail and Water UK have both told New Civil Engineer that they have robust security plans in place to defend against such attacks. It comes after GCHQ and the FBI warned that the…
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