Author Archives: Sotiris Kanaris

Barhale has started works to replace the 3km Thames Water’s Haydon End Rising Main pipe in Swindon which has experienced several bursts in recent years.

Transport Scotland has announced that the procurement process for the upgrade of the Ardrossan Harbour in south west Scotland is being paused due to a cost hike triggered by additional complex work and inflation.

Changes to Hinkley Point C’s water discharge activity have been approved by the Environment Agency but campaigners argue that these will impact the fish population.

 This video was recorded at NCE's Rail and Transit conference 2023. Network Rail professional head for drainage and lineside Mona Sihota talks about extreme weather events and inefficient drainage as a cause of rail incidents and the need for a system level understanding of the relationship between water and rail…

 This video was recorded at NCE's Rail and Transit conference 2023. Arup associate director for asset management Miriam MacLennan discusses five steps to improve infrastructure asset resilience and explores the benefits of nature based solutions. She also provides insight on the outcomes in terms of resilience and environmental benefits of…

Network Rail has paused work on accessibility upgrades of Warwick rail station and a project redesign is underway after the unexpected discovery of foundations believed to be from the original rail station.

The project to replace the southern viaduct of the A985 Kincardine Bridge near Falkrirk, Scotland has moved to the next stage with Balfour Beatty starting piling works for the construction of a temporary bridge that will minimise disruption to road users during the main construction phase.

NI Water has awarded an early contractor involvement (ECI) contract to Kier-Bam joint venture and Stantec for the delivery of the Belfast Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) upgrade.

The value of civil engineering projects which got underway across the UK in the three months to the end of July was down by nearly a half year-on-year, according to data by construction industry analysts Glenigan.

Low carbon concrete mixes being trialled on a flood alleviation scheme in Northumberland could be a key environmental solution for future projects.