Author Archives: Tom Pashby

Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) plans to submit a development consent order (DCO) application as early as 2027 for site characterisation boreholes, which could then lead to the building of a geological disposal facility (GDF) to store nuclear waste.

There is “no change” in the scale of the Neom gigaproject, but it is a “long-term project that’s modular in design” according to a Saudi Arabia government minister in response to reports of a significant scaling down of its flagship linear city The Line.

Government decision making processes can hamper project planning and delivery. Construction leaders feel that too often, ministers ignore the wider benefits of individual projects. So what should the infrastructure sector do to help the government appreciate the benefits it generates?

The first vertical launch into space from the UK is closer to happening after SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland was granted a range licence by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

The deck of a new £6M “Beacon” bridge which connects two lift shafts has been installed by Network Rail at its Garforth station, west of Leeds, as part of the Access for All programme.

Murphy has started replacing 235m of some of London’s “largest and leakiest Victorian pipes” on Baker Street for Thames Water.

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.

Representatives of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) were evasive about how the implementation of the Rail Reform legislation will affect the regulator’s powers and responsibilities when questioned by MPs.

Early proposed designs of National Grid’s Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3) and 4 (EGL4) Scotland to England interconnectors have been opened to public consultation until 17 June.

Offshore planning consent has been granted by the Scottish Government to Europe’s first commercial scale floating offshore wind farm, which will power oil and gas rigs in the North Sea.