Network Rail has stated that there will be “493 different pieces” of work taking place as it carries out £90M of upgrades to Britain railways over the Easter bank holiday weekend.
Below we give the run-down of the major engineering works taking place over the four-day weekend from 29 March to…
Thames Water’s shareholders will not provide the £500M equity investment that had been promised by 31 March as conditions for the company’s turnaround have not been met.
The UK’s largest water company is struggling with borrowings of nearly £19bn while it has promised to spend £18.7bn during asset management period 8…
The Department for Transport’s (DfT’s) update to its transport infrastructure planning policy has been highly criticised by the Transport Committee chair and Green Party MP Caroline Lucas for its disregard of climate-related targets.
The National Networks National Planning Policy (NNNPS) provides planning guidance for nationally significant road, rail and strategic rail…
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In this month’s episode of The Engineers Collective podcast from New Civil Engineer we mark one year since the publication of the 2023 update to the PAS 2080 standard for carbon management in infrastructure. We’ve gathered representatives from Mott MacDonald, the Department for…
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland USA has collapsed after being struck by a container ship.
The incident occurred this morning, 26 March, around 1.30am local time (5.30am GMT). Engineers have told NCE that the devastating result of the impact will have been due to the steel arch-shaped continuous through…
The West Highland line has reopened after Network Rail engineers completed a £1.6M set of essential upgrades to the Rannoch viaduct.
Work to extend the operational lifespan of the 208m long steel structure took place during a nine-day closure of the line, from Saturday 16 March until Monday 25 March. The…
The government has outlined the next steps in the development of Northern Powerhouse Railway (NPR) between Liverpool and Manchester following engagement with local leaders and MPs.
After axing High Speed 2 (HS2) north of Birmingham, the Department for Transport (DfT) re-affirmed its commitment to NPR with a promise of a £12bn…
National Highways may be ordered to remove its structural infill from a 19th century North Yorkshire bridge after the local authority requested retrospective planning application.
The Rudgate road bridge, situated approximately 3km west of Tadcaster, is part of the Historical Railways Estate (HRE), which is maintained by National Highways on behalf…
There are significant infrastructure and planning questions hanging over the proposed new Handsacre to Manchester Airport rail line, an expert has told NCE.
In the aftermath of the prime minister’s decision to cancel High Speed 2 (HS2) north of Birmingham, it was revealed that West Midlands mayor Andy Street and Greater Manchester…
High Speed 2 (HS2) has celebrated the completion of tunnelling for its 16km twin-bore Chilterns tunnel as the second tunnel boring machine (TBM) broke through on 21 March.
The TBM Cecilia, operated by HS2 main works contractor Align (Bouygues, McAlpine, VolkerFitzpatrick), follows the breakthrough of its twin TBM Florence in February.…
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