Latest news on major civil engineering and infrastructure projects https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:38:38 +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 Latest news on major civil engineering and infrastructure projects 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 Extent of upheaval caused by ISG failure becoming clear https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/extent-of-upheaval-caused-by-isg-failure-becoming-clear-25-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/extent-of-upheaval-caused-by-isg-failure-becoming-clear-25-09-2024/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:44:32 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=284109 The collapse of ISG has created significant shockwaves throughout the UK construction sector and it is now becoming clear that numerous government, private and local authority projects have been jeopardised.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/extent-of-upheaval-caused-by-isg-failure-becoming-clear-25-09-2024/feed/ 0 First look at Manchester Utd’s proposed Old Trafford regeneration on freight terminal site https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/first-look-at-manchester-utds-proposed-old-trafford-regeneration-on-freight-terminal-site-25-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/first-look-at-manchester-utds-proposed-old-trafford-regeneration-on-freight-terminal-site-25-09-2024/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 15:02:25 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=284089 Manchester United Football Club has released the first imagery of its proposed regeneration of the Trafford Park area with a new 100,000-seater stadium and community district on the site of an existing freight terminal.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/first-look-at-manchester-utds-proposed-old-trafford-regeneration-on-freight-terminal-site-25-09-2024/feed/ 0 Construction minister says she is eager listen to and advocate for sector https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/construction-minister-says-she-is-eager-listen-to-and-advocate-for-sector-25-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/construction-minister-says-she-is-eager-listen-to-and-advocate-for-sector-25-09-2024/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 14:35:15 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=284070 The construction minister, who works across both the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), has said she wants to hear from the sector and is ready to advocate for it in government.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/construction-minister-says-she-is-eager-listen-to-and-advocate-for-sector-25-09-2024/feed/ 0 Great British Energy HQ confirmed for Aberdeen with satellite sites in Edinburgh and Glasgow https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/great-british-energy-hq-confirmed-for-aberdeen-with-satellite-sites-in-edinburgh-and-glasgow-25-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/great-british-energy-hq-confirmed-for-aberdeen-with-satellite-sites-in-edinburgh-and-glasgow-25-09-2024/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:26:13 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=284056 Prime minister Keir Starmer has confirmed the Great British Energy (GBE) headquarters (HQ) will be located in Aberdeen with two satellite sites serving the HQ in Edinburgh and Glasgow.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/great-british-energy-hq-confirmed-for-aberdeen-with-satellite-sites-in-edinburgh-and-glasgow-25-09-2024/feed/ 0 Can road pricing replace fuel duty? https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/can-road-pricing-replace-fuel-duty-25-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/can-road-pricing-replace-fuel-duty-25-09-2024/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:01:33 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=284064 With the new government now in place, there is regular conversation in the media regarding the £22bn budget deficit and the steadily declining revenues from fuel duty. For 2022/23 the fuel duty generated £25bn of revenue, or around 2.5% of total revenues collected. According to…

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/can-road-pricing-replace-fuel-duty-25-09-2024/feed/ 0 HS2 | New A41 overbridge and 2.6km of road realignment in Aylesbury completed https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-new-a41-overbridge-and-2-6km-of-road-realignment-in-aylesbury-completed-25-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-new-a41-overbridge-and-2-6km-of-road-realignment-in-aylesbury-completed-25-09-2024/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:00:37 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=284112 High Speed 2 (HS2) main works contractor EKFB (Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial, Bam) has completed a two year project to construct a new overbridge traversing the A41 and realign 2.6km of road in Buckinghamshire.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-new-a41-overbridge-and-2-6km-of-road-realignment-in-aylesbury-completed-25-09-2024/feed/ 0 National Highways and AtkinsRéalis trial graphene-enhanced asphalt on A12 in Essex https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-highways-and-atkinsrealis-trial-graphene-enhanced-asphalt-on-a12-in-essex-25-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-highways-and-atkinsrealis-trial-graphene-enhanced-asphalt-on-a12-in-essex-25-09-2024/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:21:42 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=284051 National Highways, working with AtkinsRéalis, has embarked on a project to test a new graphene-enhanced asphalt on a stretch of the A12 trunk road in Essex.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/national-highways-and-atkinsrealis-trial-graphene-enhanced-asphalt-on-a12-in-essex-25-09-2024/feed/ 0 Pilot biopolymer from sewage sludge plant ‘game changing’ for UK wastewater sector https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/pilot-biopolymer-from-sewage-sludge-plant-game-changing-for-uk-wastewater-sector-25-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/pilot-biopolymer-from-sewage-sludge-plant-game-changing-for-uk-wastewater-sector-25-09-2024/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:55:45 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=284075 The UK’s first plant to produce a bio-based raw material from sewage sludge is set to be installed by Royal HaskoningDHV at Blackburn Wastewater Treatment Works in Lancashire.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/pilot-biopolymer-from-sewage-sludge-plant-game-changing-for-uk-wastewater-sector-25-09-2024/feed/ 0 Podcast | Why developing more pumped storage hydropower is crucial in the energy transition https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/podcast-why-developing-more-pumped-storage-hydropower-is-crucial-in-the-energy-transition-25-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/podcast-why-developing-more-pumped-storage-hydropower-is-crucial-in-the-energy-transition-25-09-2024/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 06:00:28 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=284014 The latest episode of the Engineers Collective is out now: listen in on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, your usual platform or the player below.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/podcast-why-developing-more-pumped-storage-hydropower-is-crucial-in-the-energy-transition-25-09-2024/feed/ 0 Environment Agency takes action as floods cause travel disruption in England and Wales https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/environment-agency-takes-action-as-floods-cause-travel-disruption-in-england-and-wales-24-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/environment-agency-takes-action-as-floods-cause-travel-disruption-in-england-and-wales-24-09-2024/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2024 16:13:22 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=284022 Surface water flooding resulting from heavy rain caused a large amount of travel disruption in England and Wales on Monday, 23 September, as the Environment Agency issued 22 flood warnings and more than 85 flood alerts. 

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