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High Speed 2 promoter HS2 Ltd is finalising its civils contractors ahead of an announcement in July with some major casualties expected, New Civil Engineer understands.

A 480km high-speed rail line has opened in East Africa 18 months ahead of schedule, connecting the Kenyan capital Nairobi with the port of Mombasa.

Election candidates are backing a £600M tram scheme mooted for development alongside the Lower Thames Crossing.

Crossrail services will stop at Heathrow as planned after the High Court dismissed Heathrow Airport’s (HAL) appeal over the amount it charges for use of its rail track.

Further setbacks have hit a Scottish rail electrification scheme after a critical safety component failed. This which could cause the completion date to be pushed back for a second time.

Plans for a £1bn expansion of the Port of Tilbury, near the site of the proposed Lower Thames Crossing, could see rail sidings and a bypass built to transport the extra cargo coming in.

The Atkins-designed Cambridge North railway station has opened.

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At a time when there is a renewed focus on the whole life cost of structures and infrastructure, New Civil Engineer, in association with waterproofing specialist Stirling Lloyd, convened a round table debate to discuss how this was impacting on the way highways structures were designed and maintained.

More delays have hit the troubled £130M Gospel Oak to Barking electrification project after Network Rail postponed an announcement on further work.