Author Archives: Andy Bolton

Faster infrastructure delivery is crucial to governments’ ability to meet their strategic objectives. The net zero transition needs to move at pace. Infrastructure is also key to improving resilience and economic growth. Delays increase costs, which governments cannot afford amid high inflation and spending constraints. They also undermine public confidence…

Team Reptech from Repton School, Derbyshire is the winner of this year’s ICE CityZen gold award.

The ICE’s Trustees met to discuss the Institution’s global position and the launch of the Chartered Infrastructure Engineer title.

“Can the UK do major infrastructure projects anymore?”

With the recent return of the Northern Ireland Executive (NI Executive), a focus on infrastructure resilience is urgently needed. The February 2024 return of the NI Executive after another hiatus has been greeted with cautious optimism. All our new ministers have huge challenges to face and difficult decisions ahead against…

How Baltimore bridge collapse could have been prevented The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in March was a reminder of how fragile some structures are. This is despite the fact that, from post-collapse pictures of this structure, the individual members and their end fixings seemed to…

We all know about the Nimbys. We also know there are Bananas (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything). Some with good reason, some less so. So how do we overcome people’s general antipathy towards critical infrastructure? In my role I encounter people genuinely worried and often angry about the visual…

There’s a reason why the Ciria SuDS Manual C753 suggests that “difficult to clean” sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) attenuation systems, such as below-ground crates, should be oversized by 10%. It is because there is a risk that sediment will build up in them, reducing their storage capacity. With increasing legislation…

Two key ICE reports published since the start of the year have highlighted the importance of decarbonisation.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was the keynote speaker at an evening reception hosted by the ICE and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Infrastructure (APPGI).