leeds city council | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Fri, 22 Nov 2024 09:36:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png leeds city council | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Leeds’ flood protection enhanced after 10-year scheme adopts mix of new and well-tried solutions https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/leeds-flood-protection-enhanced-after-10-year-scheme-adopts-mix-of-new-and-tested-solutions-22-11-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/leeds-flood-protection-enhanced-after-10-year-scheme-adopts-mix-of-new-and-tested-solutions-22-11-2024/#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2024 04:00:23 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=286479 Completion of a 10-year programme of work in Leeds this autumn has delivered 1 in 200-year flood protection for the city and some engineering firsts for the UK too.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/leeds-flood-protection-enhanced-after-10-year-scheme-adopts-mix-of-new-and-tested-solutions-22-11-2024/feed/ 1 Abandoned rail in Leeds to go up for auction prompting calls to safeguard route https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/abandoned-rail-in-leeds-to-go-up-for-auction-prompting-calls-to-safeguard-route-05-01-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/abandoned-rail-in-leeds-to-go-up-for-auction-prompting-calls-to-safeguard-route-05-01-2024/#respond Fri, 05 Jan 2024 12:10:58 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=272465 Land featuring a section of an abandoned railway line near Leeds is to go up for auction, prompting calls from campaigners to safeguard it for potential use as a strategic route between Bradford and Wakefield.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/abandoned-rail-in-leeds-to-go-up-for-auction-prompting-calls-to-safeguard-route-05-01-2024/feed/ 0 £42M upgrade to Leeds’ Armley Gyratory enters final phase as prefab footbridges to be lifted into place https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/42m-upgrade-to-leeds-armley-gyratory-enters-final-phase-as-prefab-footbridges-to-be-lifted-into-place-18-09-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/42m-upgrade-to-leeds-armley-gyratory-enters-final-phase-as-prefab-footbridges-to-be-lifted-into-place-18-09-2023/#respond Mon, 18 Sep 2023 03:30:44 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=267531 The removal of the Spence Lane footbridge over the Armley Gyratory in Leeds is to begin later this month as the wider £41.97M Armley Gyratory upgrade scheme nears completion.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/42m-upgrade-to-leeds-armley-gyratory-enters-final-phase-as-prefab-footbridges-to-be-lifted-into-place-18-09-2023/feed/ 0 Flood alleviation scheme in Leeds progressing well as work to link drainage network begins https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/flood-alleviation-scheme-in-leeds-progressing-well-as-work-to-link-drainage-network-begins-23-08-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/flood-alleviation-scheme-in-leeds-progressing-well-as-work-to-link-drainage-network-begins-23-08-2023/#respond Wed, 23 Aug 2023 04:30:53 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=266318 The £112M Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme Phase 2 (LFAS2) is progressing well according to the city’s council as a six month road closure begins today.

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