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An investigation by Colas Rail in France has found suspicious payments were made to a foreign subsidiary of the firm.

Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has invested an undisclosed amount in Hyperloop One.

When transport secretary Chris Grayling announced Network Rail would have around £48bn to spend during CP6, amid the press release’s fanfare about a record investment, there was a clear message that the money had to be spent well.

The £500M Tottenham Court Road Station upgrade has scooped one of the most prestigious prizes at the British Construction Industry Awards 2017.

Administrators for Dudley-based Owen Pugh Group have said that 257 employees have been made redundant, with all but one of its businesses, including civil engineering, ceasing to trade.

Transport secretary Chris Grayling has set out the funding plans for Network Rail in Control Period 6 [CP6], announcing that around £48bn will be spent on the network over the five year period from 2019 to 2024.

The procurement fiasco surrounding the £6.2bn Magnox contract has cost the taxpayer £122M, spending watchdog the National Audit Office has said.

The decision on whether to grant planning permission for the £1bn Silvertown Tunnel has been pushed back a month so that transport secretary Chris Grayling can consider air quality concerns.

The Environment Agency is to change the way it will manage its flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) capital programme.

A Huddersfield firm has teamed up with its local university in a project to update components used for overhead parts in rail electrification schemes.