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Future of Water | Record breaking wastewater project underway to tackle Auckland’s combined sewer overflows
New Zealand’s largest ever wastewater infrastructure project is underway. It will reduce combined sewer overflows and water pollution.
NCE’s 2023 Graduate and Apprentice Awards winners revealed
Civil engineering’s rising stars have been crowned at the NCE Graduate and Apprentice Awards, held at the Institution of Civil Engineers on 24 November.
Challenge-ridden £420M Aberdeen Harbour expansion project completed
Construction of the Aberdeen Harbour expansion project has finally been completed after the departure of the original main contractor and other challenges pushed the works to six years.
Repair work on 150 year old railway bridge in Somerset completed
Civil engineering firm Hammond ECS has completed maintenance works on the Grade II listed Pensford Viaduct in Somerset on behalf of National Highways.
HS2 awards £300M ground investigation contracts for phase 2 to Aecom, Bam and more
Despite speculation that the second phase of High Speed Two (HS2) could be cancelled by the government, HS2 Ltd has awarded ground investigation contracts with a total value of up to £300M for the proposed route between Birmingham and Manchester.
Interview | Environment Agency’s Steve Moore on the way infrastructure clients can enhance industry collaboration
We [the infrastructure sector] have to change and the good news is we are changing, but probably too slowly.” This is the view of Environment Agency director of operations for major projects and programme delivery Steve Moore. He is referring to the need for greater collaboration between clients and delivery…
How is the rail industry reaping the benefits of blockchain technology?
With blockchain technology soon to be implemented on the Core Valley lines in Wales, NCE explores ways the wider rail industry can benefit from its use.
Shortlist for 2023 NCE Graduate and Apprentice Awards announced
The judges for this year’s NCE Graduate & Apprentice Awards have carefully reviewed the 118 entries and the shortlist for the three categories has been revealed.
EKFB begins assembly of HS2’s longest ‘green tunnel’
Works to assemble High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) 2.7km Greatworth ‘green tunnel’, the longest of its type for the project’s Phase 1, have commenced in West Northamptonshire.