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Boris approves new £4.5bn Brent town centre

16-Mar-2010 | By Ed Owen

London Mayor Boris Johnson has approved plans to build a new town centre in Brent, including improvements to local road infrastructure.

Additional Blackfriars rib arches installed

16-Mar-2010 | By Ed Owen

New rib arches have been delivered and installed at Blackfriars Bridge in London, which will be renovated and widened as part of the £5.5bn Thameslink upgrade.

Scottish Parliament to be extended

15-Mar-2010

Bosses at the Scottish Parliament are looking for architects to design a multimillion pound upgrade of the building, it has been announced.

Structures In-Depth

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Formula One fun: Abu Dhabi's Ferrari World theme park

11 March 2010 | By Jessica Rowson

Thrill seekers in Abu Dhabi will soon have more than the Gulf state’s Formula One race to enjoy. Jessica Rowson reports on the construction of the world’s largest indoor theme park at Yas Island.

Brighton and Hove Albion Stadium

Seagulls new nest: The Brighton and Hove Stadium

11 February 2010 | By Martin Cooper

A spectacular steel arched roof will top Brighton & Hove Albion’s new football stadium. Martin Cooper reports from a construction project 13 years in the making.

Big interviews

Paul Morrell, chief construction adviser

Morrell - the first interview

25-Nov-2009 | By Ed Owen

The newly appointed Chief Construction Adviser (CCA), Paul Morrell has pledged to keep a ‘team’ of Civil Engineers on call to ensure adequate representation to government.

The big picture

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New bridge for Newport station

14 January 2010

Contractor Galliford Try Rail erected a new footbridge at the site of the new £13M Newport station for Network Rail in South Wales over Christmas as part of the redevelopment of the station.

Eurocodes survey

Costs undermine Eurocode switchover

11 February 2010 | By Mark Hansford

Two thirds of civil engineers feel unable to confidently use Eurocodes, less than two months before British Standards for structural design are withdrawn, according to the results of an NCE survey.

Special feature

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Whisky galore: the West Lothian distillery

10 December 2009 | By Jessica Rowson

The expansion of a distillery in West Lothian promises to boost production to 20M litres a year. But, as Jessica Rowson discovers, the site proved an exotic cocktail of surprises.

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