Adur and Worthing Council is actively considering plans for “the longest road tunnel in the UK” to help ease congestion on the A27.
The scheme was discussed by the council’s Joint Strategic Sub-Committee last night (6 September) and recommended for approval. It comes after Transport for the South East (TfSE) included…
The long-anticipated Long Stratton Bypass in Norfolk has run into another hurdle with estimated costs up £8.8M.
Despite the cost hike on the project, South Norfolk District Council is adamant that the project be completed. However, the council has conceded that construction will be delayed by a year while additional funding…
Main Point In these years of increasing heatwaves and climate change we are quite rightly being urged to be cautious about how we use our precious water supplies as reservoirs run dry, crops are scorched in the fields and cattle are thirsting. However, we forget to look at the real…
Worcestershire County Council has launched the procurement process for a £65M framework for civil engineering consultancy services.
Up to five firms will be able to win a spot on the framework, which will cover the delivery of highways and transportation services. According to the council the framework will cover, but is…
National Highways has been accused of “fiddling at the edges” by the Transport Action Network (TAN) over its net zero claims in the latest annual report on its Net zero highways: our 2030/2040/2050 plan initiative.
The action group has questioned figures produced by National Highways that show the organisation to have saved…
What is known about the benefits and risks of using waste-derived plastics in highway construction?
With pressure mounting on the waste industry to increase the percentage of material it repurposes, the prospect of binding waste into highway pavements has moved up the agenda in recent years. Demonstration projects have been…
National framework provider Pagabo has announced the appointment of 48 suppliers to its brand-new £1.56bn civils and infrastructure framework, which goes live on 1 June.
Suppliers include Galliford Try, Sisk, Keltbray, Kier and Sir Robert McAlpine. The new framework will run for four years until May 2026 with the option to…
NCE’s 25th anniversary supplement made predictions for what the world of civil engineering would look like in 2022 – how did those forecasts hold up?
In NCE’s 8 May 1997 issue, the news team reported that the base slab pour at Westminster station on the Jubilee Line Extension had been completed,…
Leading engineering and consulting group Systra was established in the 1950s when the engineering parts of the French national railway operator SNCF and Paris metro operator RATP came together to offer their transportation expertise overseas. Known as Systra Group and specialising in public transport and mobility solutions, it now employs…
As it celebrates its 100th anniversary, Colas highlights that innovation is the key for a business’ longevity and growth.
Entering a market with a completely new product is risky, but that did not stop the founders of Colas – then known as Asphalt Cold Mix – from launching a business in…
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