The Department for Transport (DfT) has “achieved very little” in its efforts to bring in rail reform, with Great British Railways’ responsibilities remaining unclear and taxpayers losing out, according to the Public Accounts Committee.
The date for a decision on the Development Consent Order (DCO) for Lower Thames Crossing has been pushed to 4 October due to the General Election.
National Highways has been granted development consent order (DCO) for its A1 Morpeth to Ellingham upgrade scheme after nearly three years of waiting for the transport secretary’s ruling.
Peel Ports Group has announced plans to invest up to £150M in the redevelopment of its Hunterston marine yard in Ayrshire to support the UK offshore wind sector.
Jacobs has been selected by the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) to help develop high temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs) for industrial applications in the UK market.
HS2 Ltd has commenced market engagement on a £500-600M framework for civils, environmental and construction works across the High Speed 2 (HS2) route from London to Birmingham.
The structure of the Silvertown Tunnel is now complete as engineers have finalised the connections between the cut-and-cover approaches and the main tunnel.
The Labour Party has revealed its intention to merge the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) and Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) into a “new, powerful” body to “better support the delivery of major capital projects”, if it comes into power after the General Election.
John Sisk & Son (Sisk) has commenced steel works on the north stand of Manchester City’s Etihad Stadium, having recently been awarded the contract for the £300M expansion job.
Great British Railways’ (GBR) long-term business plan must be informed by short-term funding settlements because a long-term operational funding commitment “wouldn’t be realistic” according to Network Rail chiefs.
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