Network Rail’s Access for All (AfA) programme to provide step-free access at its stations is to have its work overseen by a new Portfolio Sponsorship Office following years of underperformance.
Severfield has reported non-compliant weld specification requirements on more than 12 bridges across High Speed 2 (HS2) and National Highways projects, which it estimates will cost over £20M in remediation works.
The taskforce charged with finding funding and solutions for reopening Hammersmith Bridge will reconvene after three years of inactivity, it has been revealed.
Engineers from EKFB (Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial, Bam Nuttall) have commenced work on a significant green bridge at Turweston, located on the borders of Buckinghamshire and West Northamptonshire, as part of High Speed 2 (HS2).
The Gateway Development Commission (GDC) has announced a new phase for New York’s $16bn (£12.6bn) Hudson Tunnel Project by starting procurement on a package of works that involves complex viaduct and retaining wall construction in New Jersey.
New statistics from Network Rail reveal that bridge strikes involving heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) led to over 100 days (150,000 minutes) of delays for rail passengers in Britain last year.
Two halves of a continuous beam railway bridge with an arch have been rotated into place over a major highway in a “world first” operation in China.
The Victorian-era Branksome East viaduct in Bournemouth has been earmarked for demolition by the local authority in its infrastructure delivery plan.
North Somerset Council has advanced plans to replace the ageing Winterstoke Road Bridge in Weston-super-Mare by entering into a construction contract with Octavius Infrastructure.
High Speed 2 (HS2) contractor EKFB (Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial, Bam) has opened a new overbridge to carry the A418 over the future high speed rail line in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
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