Construction Innovation Hub has unveiled its completed Value Toolkit this week, which creates a system for assigning metrics against which project value can be measured and aims to set projects up for success from conception.
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Appointments for key roles within Great British Railway could be made this autumn
Great British Railways (GBR) could come into operation in early 2024 following inclusion in the Queen’s Speech at the opening of Parliament in May, Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines has revealed.
Network Rail delivers modernisation consultation ultimatum to trade unions after strike talks fail
Union leaders were formally invited to consultation talks with Network Rail last night following breakdown of negotiations with National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) ahead of the start of three days of industrial action today.
Network Rail standing firm on productivity reforms in strike negotiations
Removing entrenched working practices to deliver productivity improvements must go hand in hand with pay negotiations, according to Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines.
Two weeks left to share your views on transportation sector use of digital twins
The deadline to complete the survey looking in detail at how the transportation infrastructure industry currently uses digital twins and the level of understanding of digital twin technology is now just two weeks away.
Matlock Bridge to close until August for multimillion pound flood repairs
Repairs to a collapsed flood defence in Matlock, Derbyshire are due to start on Monday but will see a key bridge over the River Derwent closed for at least six weeks.
Challenges facing the bridges sector are global ones that call for international collaboration
Bridge engineers are being urged to join forces on a global scale in order to improve design and delivery of structures and reduce the risk of failures.
New four year roadmap on flood risk management set out by the Environment Agency
Actions to be taken by 2026 to tackle the growing threat from river, sea and surface water flooding, as well as coastal erosion, was set out by the Environment Agency yesterday.
Milestone reached on Melbourne ‘missing link’ road with tunnel boring machines ordered
Construction of the longest road tunnels ever built in the Australian state of Victoria has moved a step closer to starting with the order of the two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to deliver the work confirmed.
Podcast | How 3D printing could change how we approach construction
The latest episode of The Engineers Collective is out now.