All infrastructure articles – Page 5
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Features
Rebuilding Peru after the El Niño floods
After large areas of Peru were devastated in the wake of 2017’s El Niño, it looked to the UK to provide expert assistance in its rebuilding efforts.
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Osborne’s infrastructure arm snapped up by private equity
Former Skanska UK chief David Fison to step in as division’s new chairman
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​HS2’s eastern leg ‘not needed’, says West Midlands mayor
Andy Street said the business case for connecting Midlands towns was ‘substantially better’ than for HS2
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Northern Ireland Water starts search for firms on £1.2bn major projects framework
Framework to run for maximum of eight years
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Mark Wild interview: why Crossrail will be worth the wait
There are just two questions people want answered about Crossrail: when will it open and how much is it all going to cost? Well, says project boss Mark Wild, that all rather depends…
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Chancellor officially opens UK infrastructure bank
Billions of funding for UK businesses available from today
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Recommendations to keep HS2 on track taken on board, NAO says
Spending watchdog issued 14 recommendations to keep costs and schedules under control
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HS2 outlines plans to stop Chiltern tunnelling contaminating local water supplies
Senior project manager admits job facing ‘significant challenge’ with surrounding terrain
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Government’s chief infrastructure advisor casts doubt on next phase of HS2
Nick Smallwood says for link to go ahead rail passenger numbers need to recover to pre-covid levels
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Southampton airport runway extension approved
Council votes in favour of controversial plans after debate lasting three days
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Industry heavyweights to look at feasibility of Irish Sea crossing
Two former ICE presidents to carry out study into £15bn link
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East West rail gets £760m cash injection
Direct rail link between Bicester and Bletchley to open for the first time in over 50 years
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Infrastructure key to industry growth next year, Mace report says
But Market View report warns firms to brace for rising costs of materials after Brexit
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Government in talks to build £20bn Sizewell C nuclear plant
Discussions with EDF come at same time as publication of energy white paper
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Consultants eyeing framework for £4bn Cambridgeshire metro
Lots to include engineering and design jobs
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Government’s chief construction advisor blames dithering ministers for mega-project delays
Comments come as IPA boss said he told Highways England to rethink timetable for £8bn Lower Thames Crossing
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Construction gives cautious thumbs-up to chancellor’s plans
Series of spending pledges made by Rishi Sunak earlier today
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HS2 reveals designs for Northamptonshire viaducts
Public consultation underway for two schemes drawn up by civils team EKFB
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Crossrail chairman calls for rethink over how mega-projects are scheduled
Tony Meggs adds original December 2018 deadline caused ‘mayhem’ on railway
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Comment
Infrastructure projects have learnt a lot from lockdown
Progress on infrastructure projects has been hit, but the industry is now prepared if another surge of the pandemic is on the way