New cable circuits, re-routing of overhead power lines and the installation of new towers have been completed by UK Power Networks (UKPN) in a project which centred around the substation at Little Barford in Bedfordshire.
The £1.3bn A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project application has been granted development consent by the secretary of state for transport, Mark Harper.
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.
Working on behalf of Thames Water, contractor Kier has reached the final stages of its £45M project to build a new 13.7km pipeline between Faringdon and Blunsdon near Swindon.
Public sector procurement authority Scape has appointed Kier, Mclaughlin & Harvey and RJ McLeod to its £4bn frameworks designed to help utilities companies progress infrastructure projects through a direct award model.
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.
Kier Transportation is searching for sub-contractors to fill £84M worth of works on the £500M A417 “missing link” scheme, including earthworks, drainage and pavements.
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.
This year National Highways is ramping up work on its £500M project to dual a 5.5km stretch of the A417 in Gloucestershire with “offline” construction of the new road.
Somerset Council has added Kiely Group, Heidelberg Materials and Octavius Infrastructure to its highways maintenance and improvement partnerships contracts.
New Civil Engineer Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer