Mott MacDonald has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with South Korea’s KEPCO Engineering & Construction Company to explore the potential for it to build a large-scale nuclear facility in the UK.
Network Rail has awarded contracts worth £61.5M for the East Kilbride Enhancement Project, which will deliver track electrification and station upgrades.
The cost of building High Speed 2 (HS2) Phase One is moving closer to being less than the benefit it will bring, according to Department for Transport (DfT) analysis, while HS2 Ltd chiefs say the civils contracts give them little leverage to improve contractor performance.
HS2 Ltd will create a new post of chief railway officer and hopes to reform its chief executive’s salary as part of its attempts to keep costs under control.
Dozens of projects have been paused for safety reasons this week as Storm Ciarán wreaked havoc across the south of the UK.
Ramboll has been awarded three framework agreements with Norwegian power grid operator Statnett, worth a potential NOK 1.6BN (£117.4M) over eight years, to aid in expanding the country’s electricity grid and supporting its green energy transition.
Costain has completed packing upgrades on the Connah’s Quay power station in North Wales ahead of schedule through methods including use of remote control diggers.
Construction work has started on the £1bn West Midlands Interchange near Birmingham, comprising a strategic rail freight interchange and logistics park.
Improving UK infrastructure to drive economic growth and meet climate goals is both achievable and affordable – if the government makes the right policy decisions now, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has said.
Power lines equivalent to all of those existing in the entire world’s grids needs to be added or replaced by 2040 in order to meet climate targets, a new study has revealed.
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