Construction of the world’s longest railway tunnel is progressing with all excavation contracts now awarded. When complete, it will boost rail freight capacity between France and Italy.
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How can construction firms make their executive teams more ethnically diverse?
Senior level diversity in the construction industry will remain low unless current leaders take action.
Debate | Switching to lower carbon fuels to cut emissions
In recent years construction industry players have intensified efforts to cut carbon emissions as they strive to hit the 2050 net zero carbon target. More attention is being paid to the amount and types of materials used in construction, with the aim of slashing embodied carbon. But to hit the…
Innovative Thinker | Expedition Engineering’s Eva MacNamara advocates biodiversity impact consideration during material selection
Civil engineers should consider the biodiversity impact of the materials they specify says Expedition Engineering's Eva MacNamara.
Future of Water | Record breaking wastewater project underway to tackle Auckland’s combined sewer overflows
New Zealand’s largest ever wastewater infrastructure project is underway. It will reduce combined sewer overflows and water pollution.
NCE’s 2023 Graduate and Apprentice Awards winners revealed
Civil engineering’s rising stars have been crowned at the NCE Graduate and Apprentice Awards, held at the Institution of Civil Engineers on 24 November.
Challenge-ridden £420M Aberdeen Harbour expansion project completed
Construction of the Aberdeen Harbour expansion project has finally been completed after the departure of the original main contractor and other challenges pushed the works to six years.
Repair work on 150 year old railway bridge in Somerset completed
Civil engineering firm Hammond ECS has completed maintenance works on the Grade II listed Pensford Viaduct in Somerset on behalf of National Highways.
HS2 awards £300M ground investigation contracts for phase 2 to Aecom, Bam and more
Despite speculation that the second phase of High Speed Two (HS2) could be cancelled by the government, HS2 Ltd has awarded ground investigation contracts with a total value of up to £300M for the proposed route between Birmingham and Manchester.
Interview | Environment Agency’s Steve Moore on the way infrastructure clients can enhance industry collaboration
We [the infrastructure sector] have to change and the good news is we are changing, but probably too slowly.” This is the view of Environment Agency director of operations for major projects and programme delivery Steve Moore. He is referring to the need for greater collaboration between clients and delivery…