Transport secretary Mark Harper has requested more information relating to his long-awaited decision on whether to approve the development consent order (DCO) for the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing (LTC).
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Beard wins £6M contract to restore Victorian baths with unique steam heating tunnel
Contractor Beard has won a £6M contract for the first phase of restoration to a Grade II-listed Victorian bath house in Swindon.
Underground construction of London’s £4.5bn Tideway super sewer complete
London’s new £4.5bn super sewer, Thames Tideway, has completed all construction with the lifting of a 1,200t concrete lid to cap off the project’s deepest shaft.
Construction of new £155M, 57km water mains through north east gathers pace
Construction of Northumberian Water’s new £155M, 57km water mains through the north east of England is gathering pace with the announcement of a road closure for pipelaying works to be conducted.
Barhale constructing power tunnel under Grand Union Canal to support HS2 Euston TBMs
UK Power Networks has partnered with Barhale to build a micro-tunnel under the Grand Union Canal in West London to deliver power for High Speed 2 (HS2) tunnel boring machines (TBMs).
HS2’s 16km Chilterns tunnelling completed with second TBM breakthrough
High Speed 2 (HS2) has celebrated the completion of tunnelling for its 16km twin-bore Chilterns tunnel as the second tunnel boring machine (TBM) broke through on 21 March.
Blackheath rail tunnel to close for 10 weeks in summer for £10M worth of essential repairs
The Blackheath rail tunnel between Blackheath and Charlton in south east London will close for 10 weeks this summer as Network Rail conducts £10M worth of essential repairs.
Early proposals for $16bn tunnel in New York City take learnings from London tunnelling projects
Early designs and plans for New York City’s $16bn (£13bn) Hudson Tunnel Project are taking learnings from similar tunnelling projects that have taken place in London and the UK, a key member of the project team has told NCE.
Latest TBM launch marks another HS2 milestone
Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) has launched the final tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the West Midlands leg of High Speed 2.
Fehmarnbelt tunnel celebrates completion first 100m, including Danish portal
Construction of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel between Germany and Denmark has hit a milestone with the completion of the first 100m, which accounts for the Danish portal.