Author Archives: Belinda Smart

This talk was presented live at the NCE Bridges Design & Management conference on 28 June. The panellists were: GHD associate director Ghazi Suliman, Jacobs NTD consultant James Watson, Atkins professional head of civil engineering structures and geotechnics Chris Mundell, National Highways deputy head of structures Colin George, Transport for…

The UK Government has allocated £1.4M to fund eight projects focused on infrastructure climate change resilience.

Jackson Civil Engineering, working on behalf of the Environment Agency, has begun a third phase of ongoing work to secure the coast of the Humber estuary in North East Lincolnshire.

National Highways will begin demolishing the St Anne’s Road bridge over the M67 this weekend in preparation for its replacement.

An accelerated schedule has been implemented to enable the safe removal of a Victorian brick arch at the site of the £161M Oxford station and railway upgrade.

Mace has been appointed to provide project management for the installation of a solar membrane on the roof of the London Stadium that will reduce carbon emissions and energy costs.

The shortlist for this year’s TechFest Awards has been announced, with major civil engineering organisations recognised for innovations in the use of technology.

Climate change is causing global temperatures to continue rising, with the frequency and intensity of major drought incidents becoming much more prevalent. The summer of 2022 was a prime example of these patterns in action across Europe. Wavin commercial manager for urban climate resilience Anthony Kolanko urges action to mitigate…

This presentation took place during the New Civil Engineer Rail and Transit Conference on 6 July. In the talk, senior programme manager at Coventry City Council Nicola Small outlines Coventry’s journey to delivering the UK’s first urban very light rail scheme. She explains the initial key outputs required for the…

This presentation took place during the NCE Rail and Transit Conference on 6 July. In this talk, Network Rail capital delivery director, Wales & Western Project Speed Stuart Calvert talks about how Project Speed is being implemented at Network Rail and how this will impact infrastructure projects in CP7. He…