A major refurbishment of the Rotherhithe Tunnel will now not take place until the Silvertown Tunnel is opened in 2025.
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Engineers predict rapid change for UK infrastructure in 2023
How we plan, build and operate infrastructure in the UK is likely to change dramatically in the next few years, according to the annual horizon scan report from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
Tideway spent £10M on tunnel lining innovation that it will never use
Tideway spent £10M developing an innovation to speed up the lining of tunnels, but it will never be used on construction of the super sewer.
Silvertown Tunnel cost pressures emerge as opening date pushed back
Material and labour shortages coupled with rising inflation is causing issues for Transport for London’s (TfL) Silvertown Tunnel project.
Carbon slashed on guidewall for HS2’s London tunnels
Conventional steel and concrete has been replaced with basalt reinforcement and low carbon concretes for the construction of new guidewall on the London Tunnels section of High Speed 2 (HS2).
Dartford Crossing to close for essential bridge maintenance and repairs
The Dartford Crossing will close for one night this weekend as part of an extensive maintenance programme ahead of the winter period.
National Highways boss: There won’t be a Lower Thames Crossing if we don’t resolve carbon issues
Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) must set a course for net zero carbon or it won’t be built, according to one of National Highways leaders on the project.
Work on Bank Upgrade and Tideway celebrated at NCE Tunnelling Awards
Teams working on the Bank Station Capacity Upgrade and Tideway feature among the winners of NCE's Tunnelling Awards.
The role of site investigations and their importance in minimising project costs
If you’re planning any kind of construction, remediation or alteration project, then chances are you’ll need to carry out a geotechnical site investigation well in advance.
English and Welsh construction worker suicides at all-time high
Suicide rates in the English and Welsh construction industries have risen from 26 per 100,000 in employment in 2017 to 34 per 100,000 in 2021.