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Conservatives vow to build Crossrail and "begin work" on high speed rail line

2-Feb-2010 3:28 pm | By Mark Hansford

Shadow chancellor George Osborne has pledged that his party will build London’s £15.9bn Crossrail scheme and start work on a north-south high speed rail line should they win the next General Election.

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Severn barrage flooding 'disaster'

9-Feb-2010 10:39 am | By Ed Owen

A Dutch report examining the effects of a barrage on the Oosterschelde, obtained by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), indicates an ecological ‘disaster’ for the Severn if the proposed 10km barrage is built

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Conservatives vow to build Crossrail and "begin work" on high speed rail line

2-Feb-2010 | By Mark Hansford

Shadow chancellor George Osborne has pledged that his party will build London’s £15.9bn Crossrail scheme and start work on a north-south high speed rail line should they win the next General Election.

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TfL anger as Tube Lines plans “massive disruption”

04 February 2010 | By Alexandra Wynne

A fresh row broke out this week between London Underground (LU) and its contractor Tube Lines, this time over weekend possessions for the Northern Line Upgrade.

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Iconic Poole Harbour bridge poised for construction go-ahead

7-Feb-2010 | By Mark Hansford

Construction of Poole’s £37M Twin Sails Bridge project is now waiting on transport minister Sadiq Khan after the local council selected a contractor for the scheme.

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Foundations laid for former MG factory

8-Feb-2010 | By Ed Owen

Piling is progressing at the Bournville College site, located at the the former MG Rover factory, Longbridge.

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Morgan Est starts work on £4.6M Cumbrian temporary road bridge

8-Feb-2010 | By Alexandra Wynne

Work to rebuild a connection for flood-wrecked Workington in Cumbria will begin almost immediately following today’s award of the construction contract for a new bridge to Morgan Est.

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Severn barrage flooding 'disaster'

9-Feb-2010 | By Ed Owen

A Dutch report examining the effects of a barrage on the Oosterschelde, obtained by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), indicates an ecological ‘disaster’ for the Severn if the proposed 10km barrage is built

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TfL anger as Tube Lines plans “massive disruption”

04 February 2010 | By Alexandra Wynne

A fresh row broke out this week between London Underground (LU) and its contractor Tube Lines, this time over weekend possessions for the Northern Line Upgrade.

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What causes construction failures?

04 February 2010 | By Antony Oliver

NCE has this week pledged its support for a major new Health & Safety Executive (HSE)-backed study into the causes and consequences of major failures and collapses in construction.

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Government's microgeneration cash-back scheme slammed

04 February 2010 | By Mark Hansford

Government proposals to allow homeowners to cash in on small-scale energy generation by selling it on to the National Grid have been slammed by engineers for offering misleading figures.

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