Ian Weinfass | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Tue, 20 Aug 2024 09:49:03 +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 Ian Weinfass | 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 Transport Scotland names three on shortlist for next stage of A9 dualling https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/transport-scotland-names-three-on-shortlist-for-next-stage-of-a9-dualling-20-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/transport-scotland-names-three-on-shortlist-for-next-stage-of-a9-dualling-20-08-2024/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2024 09:49:03 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282483 Three contractors have been shortlisted for the £155M dualling of the A9, from Tay Crossing to Ballinluig.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/transport-scotland-names-three-on-shortlist-for-next-stage-of-a9-dualling-20-08-2024/feed/ 0 Iron and Bronze Age settlement found during early works at Highlands prison https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/iron-and-bronze-age-settlement-found-during-early-works-at-highlands-prison-19-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/iron-and-bronze-age-settlement-found-during-early-works-at-highlands-prison-19-08-2024/#respond Mon, 19 Aug 2024 12:33:45 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282452 Prehistoric artefacts dating back to at least 3000 BC have been found during early works for a new prison in Inverness.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/iron-and-bronze-age-settlement-found-during-early-works-at-highlands-prison-19-08-2024/feed/ 0 Report highlights rail risks after Colas worker near-miss involving 87km/h train https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/report-highlights-rail-risks-after-colas-worker-near-miss-involving-87km-h-train-19-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/report-highlights-rail-risks-after-colas-worker-near-miss-involving-87km-h-train-19-08-2024/#respond Mon, 19 Aug 2024 11:37:20 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282421 A track worker came within two seconds of being hit by an 87kmh train in Devon in March, a report has revealed.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/report-highlights-rail-risks-after-colas-worker-near-miss-involving-87km-h-train-19-08-2024/feed/ 0 Network Rail assesses 19th century Blackheath tunnel for further repairs https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-assesses-19th-century-blackheath-tunnel-for-further-repairs-19-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-assesses-19th-century-blackheath-tunnel-for-further-repairs-19-08-2024/#respond Mon, 19 Aug 2024 10:08:21 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282404 Network Rail is assessing what further work needs to be carried out at the Blackheath rail tunnel in south London after a 10-week shutdown.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/network-rail-assesses-19th-century-blackheath-tunnel-for-further-repairs-19-08-2024/feed/ 0 First stage of planning submitted for Western Isles Link Project https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/first-stage-of-planning-submitted-for-western-isles-link-project-16-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/first-stage-of-planning-submitted-for-western-isles-link-project-16-08-2024/#respond Fri, 16 Aug 2024 12:42:09 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282387 Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN) has submitted a proposal of application notice (Pan) for a section of its Western Isles Link Project, outlining an area on the Isle of Lewis where it plans to work.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/first-stage-of-planning-submitted-for-western-isles-link-project-16-08-2024/feed/ 0 HS2 looks at reviving Euston station spoil-by-rail plan https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-looks-at-reviving-euston-station-spoil-by-rail-plan-16-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-looks-at-reviving-euston-station-spoil-by-rail-plan-16-08-2024/#respond Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:58:24 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282379 HS2 Ltd is examining whether plans to remove waste material from construction at Euston could be revived, as it helps to revise plans for the area, NCE understands.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-looks-at-reviving-euston-station-spoil-by-rail-plan-16-08-2024/feed/ 0 400 piles installed at Network Rail’s Durham landslip project https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/400-piles-installed-at-network-rails-durham-landslip-project-16-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/400-piles-installed-at-network-rails-durham-landslip-project-16-08-2024/#respond Fri, 16 Aug 2024 10:42:25 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282369 Three-quarters of work on a Network Rail project to secure part of the East Coast Main Line from landslips has been completed, the company has said.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/400-piles-installed-at-network-rails-durham-landslip-project-16-08-2024/feed/ 0 Crossrail 2 ‘cannot fall off the agenda’: call for route to be safeguarded https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/crossrail-2-cannot-fall-off-the-agenda-call-for-route-to-be-safeguarded-15-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/crossrail-2-cannot-fall-off-the-agenda-call-for-route-to-be-safeguarded-15-08-2024/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 14:36:57 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282361 A London Assembly member has called for the Crossrail 2 route to be safeguarded and insisted the line would benefit the whole of the UK.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/crossrail-2-cannot-fall-off-the-agenda-call-for-route-to-be-safeguarded-15-08-2024/feed/ 0 Octavius wins ‘uniquely challenging’ Fens roads contract https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/octavius-wins-uniquely-challenging-fens-roads-contract-15-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/octavius-wins-uniquely-challenging-fens-roads-contract-15-08-2024/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 11:38:41 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282349 Octavius has been awarded a road reconstruction and resurfacing scheme in and around the Fenland district of Cambridgeshire.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/octavius-wins-uniquely-challenging-fens-roads-contract-15-08-2024/feed/ 0 Costain wins £6.6M Thames Water treatment works upgrades https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/costain-wins-6-6m-thames-water-treatment-works-upgrades-15-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/costain-wins-6-6m-thames-water-treatment-works-upgrades-15-08-2024/#respond Thu, 15 Aug 2024 10:36:00 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282341 Costain has landed a £6.6M contract to upgrade two Thames Water strategic treatment assets in Hertfordshire.

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