The FiveWays junction in north west Leicester – described by the local council as one of the city’s “most confusing” junctions – will be re-designed as part of a £10.4M scheme to improve road safety.
A new report by engineering consultancy Patrick Parsons, based on interviews with 100 senior executives of UK construction firms that have been collectively involved in £26.6bn projects last year, has demonstrated the industry’s increasing focus on sustainable design.
Unconscious gender bias can damage business culture and performance if left unchecked, says Kay Hussain.
Heerema Marine Contractors has been awarded the contract for the transportation and installation of the Dogger Bank C offshore substation, as geophysical surveys are being carried out at Dogger Bank A.
Suffolk County Council has opened the bidding process for contractors on a £1.6bn highways maintenance and professional services job.
It is easy for challenges such as materials costs and labour shortages to preoccupy civil engineering firms. But Mace chief of staff Hannah Vickers says tackling these must not be at the expense of future targets.
Construction work has started to transform a disused Victorian viaduct in Leeds into an elevated urban park.
Welsh contractor Jones Bros Civil Engineering has secured the £23.5m main contract for a tidal project off Anglesey, which has just received a £31m funding boost.
Main works contractor for HS2’s Euston station Mace Dragados joint venture has awarded a contract to Barhale for utility works at the site of the new high speed rail terminus. The contract value has not been disclosed.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has appointed Arup and Aecom as advisers on specialist engineering, carbon and cost benchmarking.
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