Author Archives: Claire Smith

As adjudication marks its 25th anniversary, Andrew Batty talks about what the sector has learned so far.

"I might be doing myself out of a job but I am passionate about wanting to make the construction and building industry better by removing issues that cause disputes,” says independent adjudicator and civil engineer Susan Francombe. “But, when they do occur, I’d like to get the industry to the…

Construction of a new motorway in Serbia is bringing more than just transport connectivity to the region. It is also bringing communications improvements and flood resilience.

First concerns about specific modular built schools hit the headlines in late August. Then mainstream media attention turned firmly to much older educational buildings, which had been built with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). It feels like the government, like the general public, is shocked by this turn of events…

Opponents to the A303 Stonehenge tunnel project will today present a petition with 225,000 signatures from 147 countries to Unesco in Paris calling on the government to halt the project and for clarification from Unesco about what the project might mean for the site's World Heritage Site (WHS) status.

The Thomas Telford-designed bridge, which opened in 1826, was closed in October last year to all forms of traffic when “serious risks” of failure were identified during a programme of testing on the bridge hangers for the Welsh Government’s regional roads operator UK Highways A55. Emergency work was undertaken, also…

Water quality improvement in Pudsey Beck as it flows through Leeds and Bradford is being targeted by a £36M investment by Yorkshire Water.

High speed rail is seen as the solution to the problem of decarbonising transport. It provides a fast and efficient alternative to air travel, not just domestically but for international travel too. The cross-border potential is clear from our cover story this month which looks at the Rail Baltica project…

This video was first recorded at NCE’s Bridge Design and Maintenance conference. Against the backdrop of climate change, modularity and off-site construction are delivering real efficiencies in the delivery of sustainable, climate-resilient infrastructure. Drawing on recent project experience, Mabey Bridge head of engineering Nick Ianetta draws on a wide range…

This video was first recorded at NCE’s Bridge Design and Maintenance conference. As work by contract Farrans on the new Gull Wing Bridge in Lowestoft reaches its final stages before completion later this year, this session explores the construction of the crossing which forms part of the Suffolk County Council…