New Civil Engineer
Katie Coyne
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London's own 'Sydney Harbour Bridge' walk on top of the 02
23-May-2012
Engineers hope visitors to London will be able to count walking on the roof of the 02 as one of the top attractions in the capital. -
Thames Estuary airport plan blasted as 'bonkers'
22-Mar-2012
London mayor Boris Johnson’s island airport plan was blasted today by an expert as “stark raving bonkers”. -
Sanctions confusion threatens Libya work
22 March 2012
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. -
Infrastructure funding detail needed if Britain is to build its way out of trouble
21-Mar-2012
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. -
Budget good for infrastructure but not ‘all singing all dancing’
21-Mar-2012
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. -
Poorly thought out infrastructure projects do lead to inflated costs says report
5-Mar-2012
Further evidence that bad projects not bad project managers lead to cost overruns on public projects has been revealed in research seen exclusively by NCE. -
Companies must prepare for Libyan jobs before elections
1-Mar-2012
Declarations of intent valuable but one expert says no work will begin before autumn. -
‘Bad projects not bad project managers’ lead to cost overruns on public projects
23 February 2012
Government decisions to go ahead with badly put together projects and not poor project management are to blame for cost escalation on major infrastructure schemes, a senior construction client has warned. -
Network Rail bonus 'u-turn' could swell coffers of safety fund
6-Feb-2012
Network Rail chief executive David Higgins has said any “bonus” awarded to him and his directors would be donated to the safety improvement fund for level crossings. -
Derailment knocks out line between Milton Keynes and London
3-Feb-2012
A train derailment at Bletchley on the West Coast Main Line in the early hours has caused chaos for commuters between Milton Keynes and London as well as “significant” damage to the local rail infrastructure.
