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Leeds’ flood protection enhanced after 10-year scheme adopts mix of new and well-tried solutions
Completion of a 10-year programme of work in Leeds this autumn has delivered 1 in 200-year flood protection for the city and some engineering firsts for the UK too.
Arup and Ordnance Survey partner to identify potential heat network zones in England
Arup will provide technical and consulting services for the identification and development of heat network zones in England, in partnership with Ordnance Survey (OS).
DfT and Arup detail £850M potential benefits of integrating transport networks with digital twins
Integrating UK transport networks using digital twins could amount to around £850M of monetised benefits over a 10-year period, new reasearch from Arup and the Department for Transport (DfT) has found.
First electric trains run between York and Church Fenton for Transpennine Route Upgrade
The first electric trains have completed test runs along the recently electrified section of railway between York and Church Fenton as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).
NI Water appoints firms including Mott MacDonald, Stantec and WSP to capital works programme
Northern Ireland Water (NI Water) has awarded contracts valued at £800M to design, plan and build water and wastewater infrastructure under its capital works framework.
Lighthouse | Reviewing the UK government’s approach to transport
The Urban Transport Group and Arup have published a new report, setting out an ambitious vision to transform rail and urban transport in the UK.
HS2 unable to confirm level boarding accessibility at £1.6bn Old Oak Common station
High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd cannot guarantee there will be level boarding for conventional rail and Elizabeth line services at its £1.67bn Old Oak Common station in west London, which accessibility campaigners have deemed “scandalous”.
Belfast’s £105M Grand Central Station welcomes first bus passengers as phased opening begins
Belfast’s new £105M Grand Central Station has begun its phased opening as it welcomes buses into the new multimodal transport hub.
UK-India partnership agreed to ‘unlock sustainable infrastructure investment into India’
The United Kingdom-India Infrastructure Financing Bridge (UKIIFB), designed to improve financial and professional services partnerships between the UK and India, has been agreed between the City of London Corporation and the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog).