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Geotechnical assessments and emergency repairs on a deteriorating rock face on the A828 trunk road between Ledaig and Benderloch in Scotland were completed earlier this month.

Northampton station was flooded, the Queensferry Crossing closed, towns around the country were flooded in just some of the havoc caused by Storm Bert, the second named storm of the 2024-25 season.

Bear Scotland, supported by Jacobs and Maccaferri, has started repairs on the M80 northbound slip road at Junction 9 near Stirling, which has been closed since June due to subsidence.

Firms involved in Neom should consider the “political and reputational risks” of association with the giga-project in Saudi Arabia, according to a new report from human rights group ALQST.

Neom CEO Nadhmi Al-Nasr has left the Saudi Arabian giga-project following reports about his bad behaviour and uncertainty about the viability of the development.

A consortium comprising Mott MacDonald and Jacobs has been named as the design development partner by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) for the next phase of the £2.5bn West Yorkshire Mass Transit programme.

A Saudi Arabian government health and safety body has said that the reporting of 21,000 worker deaths associated with construction in the country since 2017, including at Neom, is “misinformation”.

Successful delivery of the complex array of tunnels and marine works for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station is down to “relentless collaboration”, Balfour Beatty project director Roger Frost tells NCE.

Civil engineering firms working in Saudi Arabia have remained silent on their involvement in the country, despite a new ITV documentary revealing that 21,000 workers have died working on its Vision 2030, of which Neom is the flagship project.

Direct current (DC) microgrids are essential to managing the surge in electricity demand that will come with developments like the transition of heat and transport networks from fossil fuels, experts from Jacobs and Current/OS have told NCE.