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When I read the news that the UK could be facing blackouts from 2028 due to delays in the delivery of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant, I nearly fell off my chair. Resorting to blackouts or brownouts – planned energy disruptions – as a form of energy management…

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.…

A 125-year lease has been signed between the City of Doncaster Council and landowners Peel Group to bring Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA), formerly named Robin Hood Airport, back into use.

The news was announced by Doncaster mayor Ros Jones, who said: “Today (21 March) I can announce that we have signed a…

The Welsh government has announced the new flood and coastal defence schemes it will invest £34M into over the coming financial year (2024-25).

As well as this, the Welsh government has announced it is matching last year’s funding for Risk Management Authorities with a further £75M. The Flood and Coastal Erosion…

A new rail link between Handsacre and Manchester Airport has been identified by the Greater Manchester and West Midlands mayors as their preferred option to replace High Speed 2 (HS2) Phase 2.

The fate of Phase 2 of the UK’s flagship infrastructure project was made official on 4 October when prime…

The importance of constantly reviewing a major project’s delivery model has been highlighted as a key takeaway from the £19bn Crossrail project in a new independent report commissioned by government.

Attributed jointly to the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Infrastructure Projects Authority (IPA), Sponsoring a Major Project: The Crossrail Experience…

Floating offshore wind projects at Port Talbot and the Port of Cromarty Firth have made progress under the government’s Floating Offshore Wind Manufacturing Investment Scheme (Flowmis) scheme, Associated British Ports (ABP) has announced.

ABP’s Future Port Talbot and Port of Cromarty Firth project have been advanced to the ‘primary list’ phase…

Engineers from EKFB (Eiffage Kier Ferrovial Bam JV) have commenced the sliding of the first section of the 320m double composite deck for High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Westbury viaduct into position.

It is one of five viaducts on the HS2 route through Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire where embodied carbon has been…

The need to rapidly accelerate the transition to cleaner energy is now more important than ever, but what does the next phase of this transition look like?

A survey from global law firm Ashurst, canvassing the views of over 2,000 senior business leaders from across the G20, found that businesses…

Restoration work to an historic viaduct in Dudley is nearly finished, marking a significant milestone for Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro extension.

The Midlands Metro Alliance (MMA) said final scaffolding is due to be removed in the coming days from the Parkhead Viaduct, which has been…