When new large-scale infrastructure projects are first presented to the public, the gut reaction of many, including engineers, is to jump immediately to what it will cost. People want to know the required budget and how long it will take to pay itself off. Questions are also raised about the…
James Moore (Your View, last month) and the Commons transport select committee reviewing “expensive” UK road and rail projects need to go back and read the full range of various contributions, reports, commentaries etcetera by diverse contributors to NCE, other periodicals and the press in the last 10 years or…
Only 8.5% of megaprojects are completed on time and to budget, says Oxford University professor of major programme management and IT University of Copenhagen professor of programme management Bent Flyvbjerg.
“It’s shocking, but these are the core facts.” He reached this conclusion after compiling a database of more than 16,000 megaprojects…
Slotting new road infrastructure above an existing route required a digital solution to overcome design challenges and move the work onto site more quickly.
When asked how the project team managed to fast track a $1.5bn (£1.2bn) road upgrade in the United States from design onto site, the team points to…
Tunnelling failures offer lessons about how to effectively manage risk, particularly by encouraging a culture of transparency when things go wrong.
There are risks with tunnels that do not exist anywhere else. Tunnels have got the ground around them, so the materials that you’re working with are out of sight. Frequently…
New code published by the ICE advocates better governance for infrastructure projects as a way of improving outcomes.
Enabling better project decisions through the establishment of good governance is the focus of a new code published by the ICE. The Infrastructure Governance Code is a cross-industry code that provides a structured…
A week has turned out to be a long time in politics in recent months. I write these leaders with little certainty that the politicians – let alone the policies they are making – will still stand by the time someone reads the latest issue of NCE. However, new chancellor…
Local knowledge is key to delivering the right infrastructure where it’s needed, Stephen O’Malley tells NCE.
Benefiting society should be the driving force for any civil engineer, according to Civic Engineers founding director Stephen O’Malley. “Engineers are there to improve welfare and benefit public health, prosperity and economic activity for society…
The other day I received in the post a certificate commemorating my 70 years as a member of the ICE. All this time I have been active in the profession, partly in design, but most of my time has been spent in construction working for what would now be called…
Infrastructure professionals should focus more consistently on embedding best practice across their projects instead of trailblazing, says this year’s ICE State of the Nation report. State of the Nation 2022: Improving Infrastructure Productivity was due to be released as this issue of NCE was due to be published. It seeks…
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