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Flooding and drainage-related defects on the UK’s road network rose by over a third in 2023, new stats from National Highways show.

National Highways’ Confirm system logs details of repairs needed. Its figures for 2023 show 2,037 related to flooding, compared to 2022’s 1,493, a rise of 36%. In 2021 there…

Thirty-one people were rescued from a train which had partially derailed after it struck a tree near Thetford as it was travelling from Liverpool Lime Street to Norwich.

The 15:51 service on 6 February remained upright after the derailment but passengers were only able to get to their destination by 01:00…

As the UK celebrates National Apprenticeships Week, we’re calling on employers in the engineering and technology sector to get behind apprenticeships. We need to unlock the potential of this important career pathway and help address some of the UK’s workforce challenges.

The demand for engineers and technicians, now and into the…

National Grid is transporting two 178t supergrid transformers from Tilbury Docks to its new Biggleswade substation near Dunton.

The new substation is a new connection for UK Power Networks and will increase power capacity at Biggleswade, helping the community mover towards a low carbon economy. Each transformer will make the 111km…

Jacobs has been awarded a contract to provide strategic planning and advisory services to Ireland’s National Transport Authority to help develop sustainable transport infrastructure.

The National Transport Authority has started a programme of developing and implementing “high quality”, sustainable, accessible transport infrastructure and services across the nation. It has now re-appointed…

The UK has become the first “major” economy to halve its greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2022, new official statistics show.

The 50% reduction in emissions has come while the economy has grown by 79%, the government says. According to the government, the reductions are largely due to cutting emissions…

An outline business case published by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Symca) could pave the way to the reopening of Doncaster-Sheffield Airport (DSA), which was closed in November 2022.

The airport owner, owner Peel Group said it was no longer commercially viable, but the mayor, City of Doncaster Council and…

The new £121M Herring Bridge in Great Yarmouth opened on Thursday 1 February and within two days had already run into technical issues that impeded traffic.

The twin-leaf bascule bridge was commissioned by Norfolk County Council and constructed by Bam Farrans JV. Over the weekend, 3-4 February, a technical issue meant…

Barhale has been awarded mains replacement contracts under Thames Water’s seventh asset management period (AMP7) Conditional Allowance Trunk Main Schemes at sites next to Victoria and Euston stations.

The civils and infrastructure specialist said it will use innovative methods to minimise disruption to busy urban areas affected by both schemes. At…

A cash-strapped council in West Yorkshire has proposed borrowing up to £35M to help pay for “critical” infrastructure it needs to build two new garden communities.

Calderdale Council planning officers have recommended its cabinet approve an increase in investment of £52.5M for infrastructure for the two new communities, with £35M to…