Systra | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:25:55 +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 Systra | 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 Is the uptake of Nature-based Solutions advancing quickly enough? https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/is-the-uptake-of-nature-based-solutions-advancing-quickly-enough-20-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/is-the-uptake-of-nature-based-solutions-advancing-quickly-enough-20-09-2024/#respond Fri, 20 Sep 2024 03:00:59 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283689 Among the Labour government’s policy priorities, the protection of Britain’s nature and communities from climate change is set to play a central role.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/in-depth/is-the-uptake-of-nature-based-solutions-advancing-quickly-enough-20-09-2024/feed/ 0 NCE Graduate and Apprentice Awards shortlist revealed https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/nce-graduate-and-apprentice-awards-shortlist-revealed-19-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/nce-graduate-and-apprentice-awards-shortlist-revealed-19-09-2024/#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2024 14:00:58 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283800 The judges for this year’s NCE Graduate & Apprentice Awards have carefully reviewed the 119 entries and the shortlist for the three enterable categories has been announced.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/nce-graduate-and-apprentice-awards-shortlist-revealed-19-09-2024/feed/ 0 Lord Hendy forced Systra to sack engineer for raising concerns about crowd crush at Euston station https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/lord-hendy-forced-systra-to-sack-engineer-for-raising-concerns-about-crowd-crush-at-euston-station-29-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/lord-hendy-forced-systra-to-sack-engineer-for-raising-concerns-about-crowd-crush-at-euston-station-29-08-2024/#comments Thu, 29 Aug 2024 16:01:54 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282934 Rail minister and former Network Rail chair Lord Hendy had an engineer at Systra sacked by threatening to withdraw business from the consultancy unless action was taken after the employee publicly commented on safety concerns at Euston station.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/lord-hendy-forced-systra-to-sack-engineer-for-raising-concerns-about-crowd-crush-at-euston-station-29-08-2024/feed/ 5 HS2 | TBM reaches halfway point on 5.6km tunnel into Birmingham https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-tbm-reaches-halfway-point-on-5-6km-tunnel-into-birmingham-28-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-tbm-reaches-halfway-point-on-5-6km-tunnel-into-birmingham-28-08-2024/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:29:48 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282881 Balfour Beatty Vinci JV (BBV) has celebrated reaching the halfway point on boring the 5.6km Bromford Tunnel into Birmingham for High Speed 2 (HS2).

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-tbm-reaches-halfway-point-on-5-6km-tunnel-into-birmingham-28-08-2024/feed/ 0 HS2 | 1,600t bridge wheeled into position over existing railway in Birmingham https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-1600t-bridge-wheeled-into-position-over-existing-railway-in-birmingham-14-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-1600t-bridge-wheeled-into-position-over-existing-railway-in-birmingham-14-08-2024/#respond Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:05:46 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282295 Engineers working on High Speed 2 (HS2) have moved a 1,600t bridge into place over an existing railway on the outskirts of Birmingham in a five-hour operation.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-1600t-bridge-wheeled-into-position-over-existing-railway-in-birmingham-14-08-2024/feed/ 0 Arup-led partnership secures Australia high speed rail planning contract https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/arup-led-partnership-secures-australia-high-speed-rail-planning-contract-09-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/arup-led-partnership-secures-australia-high-speed-rail-planning-contract-09-08-2024/#respond Fri, 09 Aug 2024 11:18:32 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282030 Arup is partnering with Systra to lead the planning for the proposed network operation of a high-speed rail scheme in Australia.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/arup-led-partnership-secures-australia-high-speed-rail-planning-contract-09-08-2024/feed/ 0 HS2 | UK-first specialist cantilever process underway on 472m West Midlands viaduct https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-uk-first-specialist-cantilever-process-underway-on-472m-west-midlands-viaduct-25-07-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-uk-first-specialist-cantilever-process-underway-on-472m-west-midlands-viaduct-25-07-2024/#respond Thu, 25 Jul 2024 10:18:33 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=281270 Engineers from Balfour Beatty Vinci JV (BBV) are using a specialist cantilever process for the first time in the UK to build a 472m long single-track viaduct for High Speed 2 (HS2) in the West Midlands.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-uk-first-specialist-cantilever-process-underway-on-472m-west-midlands-viaduct-25-07-2024/feed/ 0 HS2 achieves beam lift milestones for bridges in Buckinghamshire and Kenilworth https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-achieves-beam-lift-milestones-for-bridges-in-buckinghamshire-and-kenilworth-16-07-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-achieves-beam-lift-milestones-for-bridges-in-buckinghamshire-and-kenilworth-16-07-2024/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:38:14 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=280783 The construction of High Speed 2 (HS2) has seen recent success with the completion of two important beam lifts for a road bridge in Buckinghamshire and a bridge over the West Coast Main Line in Kenilworth.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-achieves-beam-lift-milestones-for-bridges-in-buckinghamshire-and-kenilworth-16-07-2024/feed/ 0 HS2 | Old Oak Common excavation complete after three years and 1.3Mt of clay removed https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-old-oak-common-excavation-complete-after-three-years-and-1-3mt-of-clay-removed-12-07-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-old-oak-common-excavation-complete-after-three-years-and-1-3mt-of-clay-removed-12-07-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2024 12:30:01 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=280657 Engineers have completed the excavation of the box structure for High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Old Oak Common “super-hub” station in West London after three years of work.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-old-oak-common-excavation-complete-after-three-years-and-1-3mt-of-clay-removed-12-07-2024/feed/ 0 Consultancy partners selected for £20M framework on Glasgow’s £15bn Clyde Metro proposals https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/consultancy-partners-selected-for-20m-framework-on-15bn-clyde-metro-proposals-12-07-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/consultancy-partners-selected-for-20m-framework-on-15bn-clyde-metro-proposals-12-07-2024/#respond Fri, 12 Jul 2024 05:05:07 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=280666 Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) have chosen consultancy partners in a £20M framework to aid in making an investment case for the £15bn Clyde Metro.

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