Earthworks focus as Scotland looks to protect railway from climate change
Rail chiefs in Scotland have set out how they intend to create a more resilient network, including by spending more than £100M on...
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Aug 91 min read
‘Big dig’ begins as part of Melbourne’s mega Suburban Rail Loop project
Excavation work has begun on a 21,000m³ portal from which to launch tunnel boring machines as part of Melbourne's mammoth Suburban Rail...
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Geo Con
Aug 81 min read
London Power Tunnels: minister hails ‘incredible engineering’ as milestone hit
The £1bn London Power Tunnels (LPT) phase 2 project has hit a major milestone with the energisation of the first of its electricity...
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Geo Con
Aug 71 min read
Thames Water starts clay compaction tests at new Oxfordshire reservoir
Thames Water and its contractor Costain have begun clay compaction trials to inform future designs of embankments at the proposed...
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Aug 21 min read
Gloucestershire council approves £2.5M for landslide prevention
Gloucestershire County Council has earmarked £2.5M to secure a key county road currently subject to “cracking and subsidence”. Click here...
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Geo Con
Jul 313 min read
The Crown Estate wins global Esri award for geospatial innovation
Innovative ‘Whole of Seabed’ approach helps plan seabed use up to 2050 including offshore wind. The Crown Estate has won an Esri ‘Special...
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Jul 301 min read
GE100 2024 survey deadline extended
The deadline for this year's Ground Engineering 100 (GE100) survey - aimed at geotechnical contractors, consultants, manufacturers and...
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Jul 291 min read
Webuild launches trio of TBMs on rail projects in southern Italy
Italian construction company Webuild has launched three tunnel boring machines (TBMs) on the Naples-Bari and Messina-Catania high-speed...
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Jul 261 min read
Construction begins on £1.5bn water conveyance tunnel in New York
Construction activities have started on the Kensico – Eastview Connection project to build a new 3.2km long water conveyance tunnel in...
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Jul 251 min read
HRE studies biodiversity effect of ground disturbance on brownfield sites
The Historical Railways Estate (HRE), in partnership with Balfour Beatty and Edinburgh Napier University, is surveying its brownfield...
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