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Jun 19, 20231 min read
Veidekke wins another Oslo metro extension tunnel contract
Norwegian construction group Veidekke will carry out tunnelling and foundations work on the Majorstuen to Skøyen section of the Fornebu...
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Geo Con
Jun 19, 20231 min read
Flood damaged West Highland Line expected to reopen today
Network Rail Scotland expected to fully reopen the West Highland Line this morning after its teams continued to work on repairs over the...
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Jun 16, 20231 min read
Bam Ritchies and WSP complete M5 geotechnical slope survey with rope access
A Bam Ritchies and WSP team has undertaken surveying above M5 Wynhol Viaduct in Somerset, as part of National Highways’ slope maintenance...
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Geo Con
Jun 16, 20231 min read
HS2: SCS finishes excavation and piling on Hillingdon ‘green tunnel’ portal
The Skanska, Costain and Strabag joint venture, together with subcontractor Kilnbridge, has completed works on the Copthall cut and cover...
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Geo Con
Jun 15, 20231 min read
No funding available to fix landslide hit Somerset road, council says
A road that suffered two landslides in 2021 will remain closed indefinitely because it will be too expensive to make safe, Somerset...
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Jun 14, 20231 min read
New sustainability focused ground engineering event launched
The very first GE Sustainability conference - a highly anticipated and requested new event - will be held in London on 21 September....
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Geo Con
Jun 14, 20231 min read
Tunnelling completed at key City Rail Link station
Link Alliance has reached a major milestone on New Zealand’s largest transport infrastructure scheme, with the completion of mined...
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Geo Con
Jun 13, 20231 min read
‘Decarbonising our built environment is crucial to reaching our 2050 goals’
Ground Engineering student editor and Loughborough University civil engineering student Jaya Basra takes a closer look at carbon...
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Geo Con
Jun 12, 20231 min read
Highways: Fixing ageing geotechnical asset on A40 Brecon Bypass
Collaboration across design, construction and maintenance teams was crucial for the successful remediation of a landslide-damaged cutting...
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Geo Con
Jun 9, 20231 min read
Network Rail and Balfour Beatty replace deteriorating Oxfordshire viaduct abutment
Network Rail was able to reopen the Nuneham Viaduct one day earlier than planned, after its engineers and Balfour Beatty completed ten...
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