Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) has appointed law firms HSF Kramer, Burges Salmon and Pinsent Masons to its £44M contract for legal services. The post Firms appointed to £44M geological disposal facility legal services contract appeared first on New Civil Engineer.| New Civil Engineer
The authorities in Saudi Arabia have been accused of using power and water cuts to forcibly displace people from al-Muwaila village to make way for the Oxagon megaproject, which is part of Neom. The post Saudi authorities accused of attempted displacement of community impacted by Neom port appeared first on New Civil Engineer.| New Civil Engineer
The government has said 151 flood-defence schemes completed in its first year in office have better protected more than 24,000 homes and businesses across England. The post First year of government sees 151 flood-defence schemes to protect 24,000 properties completed appeared first on New Civil Engineer.| New Civil Engineer
Track-laying has started on a key section of the Rail Baltica corridor in Jonava district, Lithuania, as contractors move from earthworks into one of the most visible phases of the project, the installation of the upper track structure. The post £12M track laying works begin in Lithuania on key 8.8km section of Rail Baltica appeared first on New Civil Engineer.| New Civil Engineer
Birmingham City Council has launched the procurement for a £400M framework to provide technical and professional services for highways and infrastructure projects. The post Birmingham City Council launches procurement for £400M highways professional services framework appeared first on New Civil Engineer.| New Civil Engineer
Balfour Beatty has exceeded environmentally responsible construction targets on the Thames Estuary Asset Management 2100 (Team2100) framework, one of the nation’s biggest flood defence initiatives. The post 99.6% landfill diversion on major London tidal defence heralds ‘blueprint’ for comparable projects appeared first on New Civil Engineer.| New Civil Engineer
Hinkley Point C has delivered an update on construction progress, providing engineering details about Unit 1’s pump house, Unit 2’s reactor building and the extensive fish protection measures. The post Hinkley Point C | Construction progress with civils on largest building to be completed this year appeared first on New Civil Engineer.| New Civil Engineer
Work on one of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) longest shallow “green tunnels” took a visible step forward this week after a short realignment of the A361 was completed above the structure near Chipping Warden in West Northamptonshire. The post HS2 | Realignment of A361 over Chipping Warden green tunnel completed appeared first on New Civil Engineer.| New Civil Engineer
Costain has been appointed by Nuclear Restoration Services (NRS) to carry out a major decommissioning package at the Trawsfynydd nuclear power station in Snowdonia National Park, North Wales. The post Costain wins £70M contract to reduce height of Trawsfynydd reactor buildings appeared first on New Civil Engineer.| New Civil Engineer
Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council has taken a significant step forward in reviving the Cynon Gateway North scheme, signalling a renewed commitment to enhancing transport infrastructure in the Cynon Valley. The post Market engaged on £50M contractor opportunity for revived Welsh road scheme in Cynon Valley appeared first on New Civil Engineer.| New Civil Engineer
Heidelberg Materials UK’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to decarbonise a cement works, and Encyclis ‘s CCS project aiming to decarbonise an energy from waste facility, have both achieved their respective final investment decisions (FIDs). The post UK cement and waste CCS projects achieve final investment decisions appeared first on New Civil Engineer.| New Civil Engineer
The government’s plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) had expected to be announced at Labour Party Conference next week, though it is now reported an announcement will be later in the year. The post Delayed Northern Powerhouse Rail announcement now expected in weeks, not days appeared first on New Civil Engineer.| New Civil Engineer
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has issued a policy paper outlining solutions to reverse the cost and schedule overruns of large scale schemes and resulting lack of confidence in the infrastructure sector. The post ICE paper urges new thinking to reverse dwindling confidence in infrastructure delivery appeared first on New Civil Engineer.| New Civil Engineer
The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) is urging the Government to heed its report on reducing road maintenance disruption, amid economic pressures and the local authority funding drought. The post CIHT charts route to reduced roads maintenance disruption to drive cost efficiencies appeared first on New Civil Engineer.| New Civil Engineer
Artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced drafting of nuclear safety assessments is being reviewed by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) as part of its review of safety assessment principles (SAPs), in consultation with the nuclear industry. The post Nuclear regulator considering ‘AI-enhanced drafting’ of safety assessments appeared first on New Civil Engineer.| New Civil Engineer
3D modelling of structures has delivered great benefits for collaborative working, risk management and deliverability in recent years, but at the same time, complex ground conditions and unmapped subterranean features continue to cause mid-project changes, along with cost and schedule over-runs. The post Webinar: Can subterranean modelling now improve complex infrastructure projects? appeared first on New Civil Engineer.| New Civil Engineer
Less than half of construction professionals feel optimistic about the sector’s future, according to the latest Market Report from international consultancy Gleeds. The post Gleeds Q3 report shows declining confidence despite some positives for construction and infrastructure appeared first on New Civil Engineer.| New Civil Engineer
New research suggests the UK construction sector is lagging behind other industrial sectors on measures of innovation, even as firms signal unusually strong intent to invest in digital technologies such as artificial intelligence. The post New report warns innovation may lag behind in construction and civil engineering appeared first on New Civil Engineer.| New Civil Engineer
Heathrow Airport’s proposed £50bn expansion, including a third runway, promises to be transformative for the UK economy. The post From bottlenecks to breakthroughs: What Heathrow’s expansion means for Britain’s future appeared first on New Civil Engineer.| New Civil Engineer
A conversation with Darren Mort, president – infrastructure global business unit at Bechtel, on smart delivery models.| New Civil Engineer
The plans include “up to 12 AMRs” in Hartlepool, plus additional AMRs elsewhere in the UK; multiple SMR-powered data centres in Nottinghamshire; a| New Civil Engineer
Three-quarters (75%) of professionals working in construction reported in 2025 that their organisation now uses AI in projects. That figure is up from 15%| New Civil Engineer
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch is due to announce the commitment at the Offshore Europe conference to be held in Aberdeen tomorrow, 2 September.| New Civil Engineer
The Energy Profits Levy, also known as the oil and gas windfall tax, is a temporary UK tax on enormous profits of oil and gas companies operating in the| New Civil Engineer
The Guardian has reported that the prime minister and chancellor will deliver a speech about the long-desired Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) before the| New Civil Engineer
The MML runs from St. Pancras to Sheffield, servicing many cities in the Midlands. Its electrification has been ongoing for some years, having started at| New Civil Engineer
Nista replaces the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) and the Infrastructure Projects Authority (IPA), but is seen as a combination of the two.| New Civil Engineer
Revealed in the National Infrastructure and Services Transformation Authority’s (Nista’s) annual report 2024/25, CS2 and CS3 of the project will be| New Civil Engineer
Earlier this week, the Department for Transport (DfT) announced backing for over 50 rail and road projects around the country including the A66 Northern| New Civil Engineer
The information was recorded by Treasury unit the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (Nista) in its Annual Report 2024/2025. In| New Civil Engineer
The Morgan project will see up to 96 wind turbines, four offshore substation platforms (OSPs), offshore interconnector cables connecting the wind turbines| New Civil Engineer
NCE, Arcadis and Michelin brought experts together for a debate about how data can empower change in road safety| New Civil Engineer
Rail and road operators in the UK and beyond are finding new ways to secure the longevity of ageing assets| New Civil Engineer
The delivery of temporary works to enable the repair of M8 Woodside Viaducts’ crossheads in Glasgow has proven challenging.| New Civil Engineer
England's major roads operator filed the complaint after unsolicited photos emerged from inside the abandoned Queensbury Tunnel near Bradford. The report| New Civil Engineer
According to the Queensbury Tunnel Society, preparatory works on the tunnel broke the £5M barrier two years after contractors began work which would allow| New Civil Engineer
Built in 1878 by the Great Northern Railway, the tunnel spans 2,287m between Holmfield and Queensbury in West Yorkshire. It was the longest in its network| New Civil Engineer
Built in 1878 by the Great Northern Railway, the tunnel spans 2,287m between Holmfield and Queensbury in West Yorkshire. It was the longest in its network| New Civil Engineer
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The bridge’s collapse occurred on 11 September when a 100m long section gave way into the River Elbe. The research was conducted via a satellite-based| New Civil Engineer