Author Archives: Thomas Johnson

The Great British Energy Bill has passed through parliament with a majority of 253 where MPs voted 348 to 95 in favour.

Lowestoft’s £146M Gull Wing bridge will open to the public tomorrow, Saturday 7 September, after contractor Farrans recently completed its construction.

High Speed 2 (HS2) main works contractor Align JV (Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine, VolkerFitzpatrick) has celebrated the structural completion of the Colne Valley Viaduct, Britain’s new longest railway bridge, with the installation of the 1,000th  and final precast concrete segment.

Network Rail’s finances “deteriorated” in the last financial year and the organisation has warned that route directors “need to understand the tight financial management required” during the “critical first year of the new control period”.

A new Bill has been passed through parliament which is set to herald the most significant increase in enforcement powers against water companies in a decade, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

Network Rail has begun its installation of an active travel bridge over the River Leven and recently completed £116M Levenmouth Rail Link. 

Transport secretary Louise Haigh has today, 3 September, launched “Shadow” Great British Railways (Shadow GBR) as the first step in the long-awaited major overhaul of the UK’s rail network.

Heavy lifting company Mammoet has announced the release of the world’s strongest land-based crane, which carries a loading capacity of 6,000t and can be run on full electric power.

Portsmouth City Council has appointed Knights Brown to carry out the £22.3M final phase of the £86M North Portsea Coastal Scheme with work due to start this month.

The Viking Wind Farm has been paid £10M by the government for its first month of operation, triple its Contracts for Difference (CfD) bid price, while discarding more than 60% of its output, according to new data analysis.