High Speed 2 (HS2) main works contractor EKFB has begun construction of the foundations for a road bridge to take the A43 over the under-construction railway.
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Underground construction of London’s £4.5bn Tideway super sewer complete
London’s new £4.5bn super sewer, Thames Tideway, has completed all construction with the lifting of a 1,200t concrete lid to cap off the project’s deepest shaft.
HS2 | Sliding of 320m double composite deck for Westbury viaduct commences
Engineers from EKFB (Eiffage Kier Ferrovial Bam JV) have commenced the sliding of the first section of the 320m double composite deck for High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Westbury viaduct into position.
Prefabrication speeds construction of HS2’s Thame Valley viaduct
The benefits associated with the modular design of HS2’s Thame Valley Viaduct could influence the way future rail viaducts are constructed in the UK.
Silvertown Tunnel opening advanced to early 2025 as cut and cover and road realignment progress
The opening of Transport for London’s (TfL’s) Silvertown Tunnel has been brought forward to early 2025 while work on the cut-and-cover sections and road realignment works have hit full steam.
Competition commits to accelerate commercialisation of low carbon concrete
Innovation agency Innovate UK has launched a Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) funding competition to accelerate the commercial adoption of low carbon concrete solutions.
How HS2 engineers are overcoming space constraints to build 450m Wendover Dean viaduct
HS2 contractor EKFB (Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial, Bam JV) is implementing modern techniques and materials to reduce the space needed for construction of the Wendover Dean viaduct in rural Buckinghamshire.
Blackwall Tunnel to part close for five weekends for Silvertown Tunnel works
The southbound tube of Blackwall Tunnel will close for five weekends starting tomorrow, 13 January, so Riverlinx CJV can conduct drainage and gantry installation works for Silvertown Tunnel.
HS2 starts year-long slide of 450m ‘double composite’ bridge deck for Wendover Dean viaduct
HS2 main contractor EKFB (Eiffage Kier Ferrovial Bam JV) has commenced sliding sections of deck for the 450m long Wendover Dean viaduct into position, a process that will take a year to complete.
Southern hemisphere ‘first’ sees dual TBM breakthrough on Sydney Metro West scheme
The NSW Government's Sydney Metro West project has achieved two simultaneous TBM breakthroughs, marking the first “double breakthrough” in the southern hemisphere. As reported by GE, the work forms part of Sydney Metro West’s central tunnelling contract, which the Acciona and Ferrovial joint venture (AF JV) won in July 2021. It…