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Geo Con
Feb 8, 20231 min read
HS2 celebrates as longest tunnels reach halfway point
HS2 has confirmed that ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’, the two TBM excavating the high speed rail project’s longest tunnels, have passed the...
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Geo Con
Feb 8, 20231 min read
Abstracts sought for European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) has put out a call for abstracts for the XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and...
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Geo Con
Feb 8, 20231 min read
HS2 | Eastern leg to Midlands could be scrapped and project delayed to cut costs
The government is considering scrapping the eastern leg of High Speed 2 between Birmingham and the East Midlands as it searches for ways...
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Geo Con
Feb 7, 20231 min read
Abstracts sought for European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
The British Geotechnical Association (BGA) has put out a call for abstracts for the XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and...
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Geo Con
Feb 6, 20231 min read
Balfour Beatty expected to begin construction on Soot Hill landslide site next month
The Cheshire West and Chester Council’s cabinet is currently considering the £3.5M construction programme to fix a landslide-damaged...
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Geo Con
Feb 3, 20231 min read
Deadly landslides in New Zealand follow record-breaking rainfall
Unprecedented extreme rainfall has led to landslides across New Zealand's North Island, including in greater Auckland and the Waikato...
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Geo Con
Feb 2, 20231 min read
Podcast: Neurodiversity in the workplace
Breaking Ground’s latest episode discusses the experience of being neurodiverse in the construction industry, and how a neurodiverse team...
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Geo Con
Feb 1, 20231 min read
VolkerFitzpatrick mobilises to support Network Rail following landslip
VolkerFitzpatrick is working to repair a huge landslip at Hook in Hampshire, UK, that will temporarily remodel undamaged track to give...
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Geo Con
Feb 1, 20231 min read
Progress is continuing with decarbonising infrastructure delivery following COP27
Many across the world have been disappointed by the lack of progress on climate change and the sustainability commitments made between...
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Geo Con
Feb 1, 20231 min read
Transport Scotland submits rail funding documents for next five-year period
Transport Scotland has submitted key funding documents to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), covering the period between April 2024 and...
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