M6 | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:05:43 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png M6 | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Can road pricing replace fuel duty? https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/can-road-pricing-replace-fuel-duty-25-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/can-road-pricing-replace-fuel-duty-25-09-2024/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:01:33 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=284064 With the new government now in place, there is regular conversation in the media regarding the £22bn budget deficit and the steadily declining revenues from fuel duty. For 2022/23 the fuel duty generated £25bn of revenue, or around 2.5% of total revenues collected. According to…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/can-road-pricing-replace-fuel-duty-25-09-2024/feed/ 0 HS2 engineers jack 1,100t viaduct into place over M42 and M6 link roads https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-engineers-jack-1100t-viaduct-into-place-over-m42-and-m6-link-roads-24-04-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-engineers-jack-1100t-viaduct-into-place-over-m42-and-m6-link-roads-24-04-2024/#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:53:03 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=277170 High Speed 2 (HS2) engineers used a push-pull jacking technique has been used to move a 158m long, 1,100t viaduct into place over M42 and M6 link roads in North Warwickshire.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-engineers-jack-1100t-viaduct-into-place-over-m42-and-m6-link-roads-24-04-2024/feed/ 0 Network North: what is in Rishi Sunak’s £36bn HS2 replacement plan? https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-north-what-is-in-rishi-sunaks-36bn-hs2-replacement-plan-05-10-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-north-what-is-in-rishi-sunaks-36bn-hs2-replacement-plan-05-10-2023/#comments Thu, 05 Oct 2023 05:00:42 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=268369 The Department for Transport (DfT) has revealed full details of the £36bn investment plan promised by Rishi Sunak to replace the scrapped Manchester and East Midlands legs of High Speed 2 (HS2).

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-north-what-is-in-rishi-sunaks-36bn-hs2-replacement-plan-05-10-2023/feed/ 4 Kier to carry out essential maintenance on 8 bridges on M6 in Cumbria https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/kier-to-carry-out-essential-maintenance-on-8-bridges-on-m6-in-cumbria-27-07-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/kier-to-carry-out-essential-maintenance-on-8-bridges-on-m6-in-cumbria-27-07-2023/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 14:00:56 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=264933 National Highways has appointed Kier to carry out an essential maintenance programme on eight bridges on the M6 through Lune Gorge in Cumbria.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/kier-to-carry-out-essential-maintenance-on-8-bridges-on-m6-in-cumbria-27-07-2023/feed/ 0 New £140M South Lancs road halted and money returned to government https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/new-140m-south-lancs-road-halted-and-money-returned-to-government-19-06-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/new-140m-south-lancs-road-halted-and-money-returned-to-government-19-06-2023/#respond Mon, 19 Jun 2023 13:00:11 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=262795 Lancashire County Council has ordered the pause of work on a £140M scheme to build a new road off the M6 as it re-evaluates the proposals.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/new-140m-south-lancs-road-halted-and-money-returned-to-government-19-06-2023/feed/ 0 Kier fined £4M for power line incidents on M6 smart motorway project https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/kier-fined-4m-for-power-line-incidents-on-m6-smart-motorway-project-16-01-2023/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/kier-fined-4m-for-power-line-incidents-on-m6-smart-motorway-project-16-01-2023/#respond Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:00:42 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=254648 Kier has been fined more than £4M after its staff twice struck overhead powerlines while working on the M6 motorway, causing cables to land in the path of passing vehicles.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/kier-fined-4m-for-power-line-incidents-on-m6-smart-motorway-project-16-01-2023/feed/ 0 Watch: M6 bridge demolition completed in under 48 hours https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/watch-m6-bridge-demolition-completed-in-under-48-hours-10-05-2022/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/watch-m6-bridge-demolition-completed-in-under-48-hours-10-05-2022/#respond Tue, 10 May 2022 10:00:01 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=242448 Time lapse footage released by National Highways shows the fast removal of a bridge spanning the M6 at junction 10.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/watch-m6-bridge-demolition-completed-in-under-48-hours-10-05-2022/feed/ 0 National Highways books M6 bridge demolitions to complete £78M junction upgrade https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-highways-books-m6-bridge-demolitions-to-complete-78m-junction-upgrade-26-04-2022/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-highways-books-m6-bridge-demolitions-to-complete-78m-junction-upgrade-26-04-2022/#respond Tue, 26 Apr 2022 05:15:15 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=241654 National Highways' contractors will next month demolish the two bridges that carry M6 junction 10 roundabout as it completes its £78M upgrade of the interchange.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-highways-books-m6-bridge-demolitions-to-complete-78m-junction-upgrade-26-04-2022/feed/ 0 Emergency repairs to be carried out on M6 Warrington viaduct https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/emergency-repairs-to-be-carried-out-on-m6-warrington-viaduct-08-04-2022/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/emergency-repairs-to-be-carried-out-on-m6-warrington-viaduct-08-04-2022/#respond Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:00:59 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=241001 Three lanes of the M6 southbound between junction 20 and 21 will be shut this weekend as engineers carry out emergency repairs to the Thelwall Viaduct in Warrington.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/emergency-repairs-to-be-carried-out-on-m6-warrington-viaduct-08-04-2022/feed/ 0 Bridge replacement gathers pace on M6 junction upgrade https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/bridge-replacement-gathers-pace-on-m6-junction-upgrade-17-03-2022/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/bridge-replacement-gathers-pace-on-m6-junction-upgrade-17-03-2022/#respond Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:04:34 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=239918 New images released by National Highways highlight the progress being made on the transformation of Junction 10 of the M6 and the scale of the work involved.

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