The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced its roster of 37 contractors appointed to its £600M STARThree framework to advise on the delivery of rail, road and aviation projects.
STARThree is is officially known as the Specialist Technical and Commercial Advisory for Rail and Other Transport Systems Framework and this is…
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National Highways to invest £103M on road renewals and upgrades in South West of England
National Highways has allocated £103M for renewal and improvements projects to be rolled out across the roads, bridges and paths of South West England during the 2023/2024 financial year.
The road operator’s investment is focused on improved motorways and A roads across the region over a network of approximately 1,280km of…
New Zealand reveals £21bn plan to build new road and rail tunnels across Auckland Harbour
A NZ$45bn (£21.5bn) plan to bore two road tunnels and one light rail tunnel across Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour has been revealed by the prime minister of New Zealand.
Two new 5 to 6km long three lane road tunnels, one in each direction, between the central Auckland motorway junction and Akoranga on…
£40M spent by Norfolk County Council on paused Norwich Western Link Road
While Norfolk County Council has paused its work on the £251M Norwich Western Link Road while it awaits a decision on its strategic outline business case, NCE can reveal £40M has been spent by the council on the project to date.
Highlighted in a Freedom of Information (FoI) request from NCE,…
High biodiversity credit price sets the scene for a planning revolution
At the end of July, government announced the price list for statutory biodiversity credits and they are pretty eyewatering – but what lies behind this and what are the implications?
From November this year – the precise date is still to be announced – or spring next year for smaller projects,…
‘Unexpected’ defects found in three A35 road bridges in Hampshire
Unexpected defects have been found in the decks of three road bridges on the A35 outside Southampton during a £25M refurbishment works programme.
Hampshire County Council has encountered several defects in both the three bridge decks and the underlying pavement layers of the eastbound carriageway of the A35 Redbridge Causeway, just…
Lack of focus on planned preventative road maintenance is fuelling the UK’s pothole pandemic
Potholes seems to be appearing at a faster rate than ever and the latest Annual Local Authority Road Maintenance (Alarm) Survey from the Asphalt Industry Alliance does not make great reading. Worsening carriageway conditions and rising costs against a backdrop of a reduction in funding means the cost of maintenance…
£50M A38 Bromsgrove upgrade to begin ‘within weeks’ despite no contractor appointment
The government has promised the £50M A38 Bromsgrove will begin construction “within weeks” despite not having yet appointed a contractor.
Worcestershire County Council officials said “contactors will be appointed shortly”. The scheme will aim to radically improve the A38 Bromsgrove, aiming to make it easier for Worcestershire residents to get to…
Blackwall Tunnel southbound to undergo refurbishment works
Tarmac Kier JV will carry out a refurbishment programme on London’s Blackwall Tunnel southbound next year that will include highway works, cladding replacements and electrical works.
The Blackwall Tunnel consists of two road tunnels carrying the A102 under the Thames between the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Greenwich. The original…
Arup to evaluate road maintenance innovations being developed through £30M Live Labs 2 incubator
Arup has been appointed by the Department for Transport (DfT) to monitor and evaluate the carbon-busting highways innovations being developed under the £30M Live Labs 2 initiative.
Live Labs 2 is a DfT-funded initiative run by the Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (Adept) that aims to develop…