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Apr 18, 20231 min read

Oxfordshire viaduct abutment’s ‘rapid deterioration’ closes railway for two months

The railway line between Didcot Parkway and Oxford will remain closed until early June to enable Network Rail to carry out repairs to the...

Apr 17, 20231 min read

Entries open for 2023 Glossop Award aimed at early career engineering geologists

The Engineering Group of the Geological Society has put out a call to early career engineering geologists and geo-environmentalists to...

Apr 14, 20231 min read

Laing O’Rourke switches to low carbon concrete on new projects

Engineering and construction company Laing O’Rourke has made low carbon concrete mandatory on all its new UK projects in a bid to...

Apr 14, 20231 min read

Strabag, Webuild and Acciona teams shortlisted for Ontario Line tunnel and stations

Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have invited three engineering teams to bid for a major works package on the Ontario Line subway in...

Apr 13, 20231 min read

Austrian consortium bags £844M contract on Brenner Base Tunnel

A consortium made up of Porr Bau, Marti and Marti Tunnel has been awarded the €959M (£844M) contract to build the 25km long Brenner Base...

Apr 13, 20231 min read

Ground Engineering’s May 2023 issue delves into Southend’s cracking cliffs

Ground Engineering’s May 2023 issue includes features on ground investigations in Southend, the UK's first geological disposal facility...

Apr 12, 20231 min read

UK piling body launches sustainability working group focused on design principles

The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) has formed a new “Sustainability by design” working group to provide guidance on the...

Apr 11, 20233 min read

Neville Trust - Apprenticeships, the career alternative route and solving the skills shortages

Images: James Trumper James Trumper , is a sixth-generation member of the family-owned Neville Trust group of businesses based in Luton...

Apr 11, 20231 min read

‘To be truly sustainable, infrastructure must be resilient’

International Coalition for Sustainable Infrastructure (ICSI) executive director and civil engineer Savina Carluccio gave the opening...

Apr 6, 20231 min read

Geologists map UK regions with greatest potential for geothermal

British Geological Survey (BGS) geologists have mapped the UK’s potential to use heat from thermal groundwater deep beneath central and...