Breaking news
Former tube chief O'Toole poised to take over at Tube Lines
The ongoing dispute between Tube Lines and London Underground is poised to take a surreal twist as former managing director at London Underground, Tim O’Toole, is poised to take the top job at the tube upgrade contractor.
Government reveals £30bn high speed rail plans
Transport secretary Lord Adonis has just announced plans for a new £30bn high speed rail scheme for the UK, which will create an “initial core” network linking London to Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds..
Ignorance over structural behaviour identified as key factor in Irish bridge collapse
The official report into the collapse of the Malahide Viaduct near Dublin last summer has found a complete failure of railway engineers to understand what type of structure they were dealing with.
Parry rejects Arbiter's figures
London Underground’s managing director Richard Parry has rejected the PPP Arbiter’s decision to award Tube Lines £4.5bn to upgrade the Piccadilly, Northern and Jubilee lines over the coming 7.5 years, but said he would not be taking legal action at this time.
Askew brought back from Dubai in Atkins shake-up
Atkins has recalled Tim Askew, who headed the company’s Middle Eastern business, from Dubai to lead the group’s water and environment business.
NCE Exclusive
Council goes public over Cambridge busway defects
Frustration over contractual issues that have left the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway project more than a year late in opening this week boiled over into a public dispute between the client and main contractor Bam Nuttall.
Oakervee reaffirms Thames Estuary plans
Thames Estuary airport champion and former ICE president Douglas Oakervee this week publicly reaffirmed his commitment to the scheme.
Tunnel bids for Crossrail
Full tender documents for the lucrative main TBM tunnel packages on the £15.9bn Crossrail scheme are expected to go to bidders in the next few weeks as the project presses forward with main works procurement.
Treasury considers Infrastructure Bank
Economic secretary Ian Pearson this week said he was seriously considering setting up a bank to drive investment in infrastructure.
Project scope and spec challenged
Crossrail designers are re-examining the scope and specification of virtually every aspect of the £15.9bn Crossrail project in a bid to ensure that unnecessary or unwanted elements are designed out before construction begins in earnest later this year.
Broad shoulders: The M1's first managed motorway scheme
Less congestion, better information, greater safety and quicker incident response will add up to good news for drivers using junctions 10 to 13 of the M1 from spring 2013. The full managed motorway toolkit of technologies and operating procedures including hard shoulder running and variable speed limits will ease traffic through a notorious pinch point.
Paul Sheffield: Kier's value hunter
After a 26 year career with contractor Kier, Paul Sheffield takes over as chief executive in April. Antony Oliver reports.
the big picture
First Olympic pumping station in operation
The Olympic Delivery Authority has this week announced the opening of an essential new utilities building in the Olympic Park. The Pudding Mill pumping station is the first in a series of infrastructure projects architects hope will become design landmarks. The design is by John Lyall Architects.
Risk survey
In the light of the new Bribery Act and the continued economic downturn, NCE is carrying out a survey of industry attitudes towards risk management.
The survey should take no more than 10 minutes. Click here to take survey. The results will be published in NCE in April.
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From the NCE archive
A road runs through the river: The new Tyne crossing
A trio of tunnelling techniques will come together to create the new Tyne Crossing near Newcastle. Alexandra Wynne reports.
Crossrail
Delivering Crossrail: Major project report
NCE presents its major project report on Crossrail - a comprehensive guide to the project featuring interviews with Crossrail chief executive Rob Holden and Crossrail chairman Terry Morgan.
Leader
Getting more from less: how to survive the recession
Delivering more for less is without question going to be the mantra for the civil engineering and construction industry over the next half decade - and perhaps beyond.
Civic Trust Awards
The Architects Journal and New Civil Engineer have become the official Media Partner of the Civic Trust Awards, one of the longest standing Built Environment Award schemes in Europe.
