The British rail industry is the oldest in the world and every time you travel on a train you are experiencing a part of that history. Indeed, the vast majority of rail routes in the UK have been in use for the best part of 200 years.
Civil engineering and infrastructure specialist Barhale has announced it has been awarded the £9 million main civils package at Barn Elms Sports Centre work site in Richmond, part of the Thames Tideway Tunnel (TTT) project.
A £17m contract to upgrade the runway at Cambridge International Airport has been awarded to Belfast-based Lagan Construction by Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group. Works on the infrastructure project will include excavatin...
Siemens has been awarded a £210m contract to build a fleet of 150 new passenger trains for South West Trains in bid to boost capacity for peak-time passengers on the UK’s busiest commuter network.
Network Rail has recently announced it has awarded a contract to AMCO to increase the freeboard to the Dawlish sea wall. The sea wall, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1846, protects the railway line between Newton Abbott station and Exeter St David’s station.
Patrick McLoughlin, Transport Secretary, has approved the £50m rapid transit scheme in Bristol which will provide a new bus service from the south west of the city to the centre via a 4km segregated busway.
Only two firms are left in the running for the Environment Agency’s £485m contract to improve flood defences along the River Thames. Colorado-based CH2MHill and California-Jacobs Engineering have been named as potential...
Galliford Try Plc has recently announced that its Miller Construction - an Ediburgh-based division - has been appointed by Network Rail to deliver building enhancements and property improvements across three framework contracts over the nex...
The Airports Commission has rejected proposals for a new island airport in the Thames Estuary, strongly backed by Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. Johnson has described the decision as “myopic.
The construction of the £315m Circuit of Wales has moved a step closer due to the signing of a five-year agreement with Dorna Sports S.L. to host British MotoGP until 2024. The deal comes with the option of an additional five-year extension.
Proposals are currently being considered to extend Crossrail into Hertfordshire it has been announced by Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin. The proposals which have been put on the table are said to reduce journey times between London...
Transport for London (TfL) has awarded Hong-Kong based MTR Corporation a £1.4bn contract to run the new Crossrail contract when operations commence in 2018. It is expected to create around 1,100 new operation and engineering jobs; aro...
The Highways Agency has announced the preferred bidders for its major project to cut congestion and improve journey times on parts of the M60 and M62 motorways around Greater Manchester.
London Underground (LU) has announced its plans to spend £250m towards upgrading its 151-year old power systems in order to meet rapidly growing passenger demand in the capital. The group of successful firms includes Balfour Beatty Eng...
The British architect firm Chetwoods has unveiled its design of the world’s tallest twin towers to be built in China, The iconic landmark, called Phoenix Towers, will be located in the city of Wuhan, the capital of central China.