New Civil Engineer
22 March 2012
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Aecom snares deal to weigh up options for third Dartford Crossing
The Department for Transport (DfT) has brought in Aecom to assess options for the M25 Dartford Crossing, including whether a new bridge or tunnel should be built. -
Atkins wins design contract for major rail upgrade in Stockholm
Atkins has been awarded a major design contract for one of the largest infrastructure projects in Sweden, the Mälaren Line Project. -
Balfour Beatty to bring savings to three West Midlands highways authorities
Three neighbouring West Midlands councils have joined together to sign up Balfour Beatty to a highways contract that it is hoped will bring joint savings of £1M a year. -
Borders Railway project inches forward with £2M contract for Bam Nuttall
Network Rail has awarded Bam Nuttall a £2M contract on behalf of Transport Scotland to develop designs of the Borders Railway project, signalling its gradual move towards delivery. -
Budget good for infrastructure but not ‘all singing all dancing’
Chancellor George Osborne made a commitment to delivering on infrastructure projects that would drive the economy and announced a £130M expansion of the Northern Hub rail programme in today’s budget. -
Buro Happold engineer wins Cooling Prize
Buro Happold engineer Jonathan Dewsbury became the winner of the 43rd Cooling Prize after presenting his paper, along with the other candidates, at Queen’s University Belfast last week. -
Cameron drives road privatisation up the agenda
Prime minister David Cameron this week put the prospect of widespread private funding for the UK’s trunk road and motorway network firmly on the government’s agenda. -
Can the prime minister grab the roads privatisation nettle?
It was an unprecedented moment as prime minister David Cameron spoke passionately for half an hour this week about infrastructure and its value in driving growth the nation’s economic recovery. -
Caterpillar launch: A new level of control
Construction equipment giant Caterpillar unveiled 51 new and upgraded machines at its European launch in Leicestershire last week, as Margo Cole reports. -
Councils urged to pool highways resources
Local highways authorities have been urged to share skills and join forces to procure products and services as desperate austerity measures bite. -
Crossrail’s Canary Wharf station box completed
Construction work on Crossrail’s Canary Wharf station box has been completed five months ahead of schedule by Canary Wharf Group (CWG). -
Curtain falls on Forth Bridges Visitor Centre after 20 years
The Forth Bridges Visitor Centre Trust charity will be wound up next month after more than 20 years informing the public about the heroic engineering achievements of constructing the iconic Forth Rail and Road Bridges. -
Dan Labbad: Refreshing change
Australian property and infrastructure giant Lend Lease has its sights firmly set on the UK’s promised infrastructure bonanza. Mark Hansford meets its European chief executive Dan Labbad. -
Double win for Strabag on Vienna metro extension
Strabag has been appointed the civil engineering, tunnelling and ground engineering contracts on sections nine and 10 on extension of Vienna’s U1 metro line by Wiener Linien. -
First turbine foundation completed on Pennines wind farm
Contractor Galliford Try has this week completed the first of twelve wind turbine foundations on an onshore wind farm in the West Pennines Moors near Blackburn. -
Further restrictions on Olympic road route
Further restrictions are in place on the future Olympic Route Network in west London this week as the Highways Agency has been forced to impose weight limits on the M4. -
Glasgow metro modernisation gets £246M in capital funding
The Scottish Government will provide up to £246M in capital funding for the modernisation of Glasgow’s subway, it was announced yesterday. -
Government signs off £2.8bn funding deal for Transport for London
Transport secretary Justine Greening has rubber-stamped Transport for London’s £2.8bn grant for 2012/13 that ensures continued investment in Tube upgrades and other infrastructure projects. -
Hinkley planning programme under threat as councils seek extension to review
Two councils in the south west are seeking an extension to the six month examination period they have to review energy firm EdF Energy’s plans to build a new power station at Hinkley Point. -
Hunt begins for nine new Council members
The ICE Council is looking to fill a number of vacant trustee posts to help guide the Institution’s strategic decision making body. -
Industry figurehead Oakervee to be new High Speed 2 chairman
Former Crossrail chairman Douglas Oakervee has been appointed as the new chairman of scheme promoter High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd, it has just been revealed. -
Infrastructure funding detail needed if Britain is to build its way out of trouble
Progress on new funding models for infrastructure announced in today’s budget was welcomed but more needed to be done to reassure potential private investors said industry. -
Intermat preview: French flair
The 2012 construction equipment show season gets under way next month, as Intermat opens its doors in Paris. NCE offers a sneak preview of what’s on offer. -
Keller secures Polish contract
Keller has been appointed to construct access ramps and tunnel boring machine (TBM) launch and receiving shafts for Poland’s first TBM-driven tunnel. -
Lankelma invests to boost New Zealand operation
Ground investigation specialist Lankelma is adding cone penetration testing to its services in New Zealand with delivery of one of its 20t CPT due in Christchurch in April. -
Letters: Permeable paving not only answer to saving water
On South East TV on 13 March a spokesman from the Institution of Civil Engineers, Michael Norton, commenting on the drought orders in the south east, said “the only way forward is using permeable paving”.I confess to being somewhat amazed at that statement and would be very interested to know how th -
Minister rules out payouts for drought damaged roads
Transport minister Norman Baker has slammed the door on local authorities in the east of England seeking extra cash to deal with damaged roads caused by the ongoing drought. -
Morgan Sindall and Grontmij win £26M storm water storage deal from Yorkshire Water
A Morgan Sindall/Grontmij joint venture (MGJV), has been awarded a circa £26M project from Yorkshire Water Services to improve Scarborough’s bathing water quality. -
Morgan Sindall awarded £13M Midland Metro depot
Morgan Sindall has won a £13M project to extend and enhance Centro’s Wednesbury depot in preparation for the arrival of a new fleet of trams. -
Movement monitoring: Sound product
Campbell Scientific has come up with a new piece of movement monitoring equipment which is less prone to electromagnetic interference. -
Movement monitoring: Watching brief
Motion capture technology is increasingly being used to track building movements close to excavations. -
MPs fear funding problems will undermine tram-trains
MPs fear that the Sheffield tram-train pilot could end up being an isolated scheme rather than a template for others to follow. -
New ground movement sensor on trial at Bond Street
Structures around the Bond Street Underground station construction work, being undertaken by the Costain/Laing O’Rourke joint venture, are being monitored using new sensor technology. -
No.9 Thames Barrier
As one of the world’s largest movable flood barriers in the world, the Thames Barrier already qualifies for a high class status, but its elegant stainless steel clad exterior has ensured it also become one of London’s most iconic structures. -
Rankine lecturer calls for objectivity
Cambridge University professor of soil mechanics Malcolm Bolton called for engineers to use objectivity when applying factors of safety rather than arbitrary figures suggested by Eurocode 7 during last night’s Rankine Lecture. -
Sanctions confusion threatens Libya work
Confusion about the status of UK trade sanctions against Libya could prevent UK civil engineers and construction firms from seizing opportunities in the new democracy. -
Shortlist for £400M Crossrail tunnels fit-out contract confirmed
Crossrail has shortlisted five firms and joint ventures for the £400M deal to fit-out its 42km of rail tunnels. -
Thames Estuary airport plan blasted as 'bonkers'
London mayor Boris Johnson’s island airport plan was blasted today by an expert as “stark raving bonkers”. -
Thames gets desalination plant ready to supply
Thames Water is readying its new desalination plant in east London to supply water during the drought. -
Tube extension to Watford Junction moves forward with industry day
Contractors are being invited to a project briefing day before tendering starts for the £80M extension of the London Underground from Croxley to Watford Junction. -
Wind turbine giant Gamesa to build huge plant in Leith
Wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa has given a vote of confidence to the UK offshore wind industry by announcing plans to build a major manufacturing facility in Leith to produce the turbines that are set to be built around the British coast.
