Construction work at Crossrail’s Farringdon station has come to an end.The station becomes the first central London station along the new line to reach the T-12 landmark; this means the station is substantially complete and it is now considered to be 12 weeks away from handover to
Rishi Sunak had previously promised record infrastructure investment as part of the government's "levelling up" agenda. Until now, Network Rail's "enhancement" budget for the five year period from 2019-24 had been set at £10.4bn. But, this week rail minister Chris Heaton-Harris said
The project has been beset by a series of delays and cost overruns, raising concerns over its delivery. The decision to finance the completion of the project was confirmed in the government’s National Infrastructure Strategy, which insists levelling up the rest of the UK should not mean
A contractor has been named to transform a major railway station in Birmingham. West Midlands Combined Authority has appointed VolkerFitzpatrick to undertake the detailed design and build of the new £56m University Station. University Station in Vincent Drive, Edgbaston, has been earmarked
This significant investment, added on top of £1.2 billion already earmarked to upgrade one of the country’s most significant rail lines, will fund the replacement of conventional signalling with a digital system that allows trains to talk to the track. The new technology will allow
Rishi Sunak had previously promised record infrastructure investment as part of the government's "levelling up" agenda. Until now, Network Rail's "enhancement" budget for the five year period from 2019-24 had been set at £10.4bn. But, this week rail minister Chris Heaton-Harris said
Construction work at Crossrail’s Farringdon station has come to an end.The station becomes the first central London station along the new line to reach the T-12 landmark; this means the station is substantially complete and it is now considered to be 12 weeks away from handover to
Of that, TfL’s major asset renewals programme will receive a £135M additional investment to repair key bridges and tunnels. TfL figures show that about 200 out of 500 bridges and other structures that it maintains in the capital have sections in "poor" or "very poor" condition. The