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New vision for regional development takes major step forward
Proposed East Midlands Development Corporation backed projects forecast to add £4.8bn to regional economy.
Skanska wins £507m Highways England contract
Skanska wins £507m contract to transform road between Milton Keynes, Bedford and Cambridge.
Tarmac helps Leicestershire’s drive towards greener roads
Resurfacing of A426 using Tarmac rubberised asphalt incorporates rubber from 3,300 waste car tyres.
Integrated Review contains many positives for businesses looking to export
There are many opportunities for UK infrastructure firms arising from the government’s newly launched Integrated Review.
TfL agrees £260m emergency funding extension
Transport for London emergency funding deal extended until May 2021.
Why we can’t forget biodiversity in the race to net zero
The more infrastructure needs are aligned with natural processes, the better for everyone.
Government must set out clear strategy for decarbonising rail network, say MPs
30 year rolling programme of electrification needed to meet decarbonisation deadline, say MPs.
West Midlands takes significant step towards net zero
WSP designed five-year-plan approved as the region gears up to be net zero by 2041.
Jumbo freight train first for West Coast main line
Hopes raised that jumbo train experiment will benefit environment by taking construction traffic off roads.
HS2 casts first of 112,000 Chiltern tunnel wall segments
Latest milestone in the countdown to the launch of HS2’s first giant tunnelling machines.
Atkins appoints associate director for social value
Atkins continues to invest in social value with key new appointment.
Construction sector backs CLC call for national retrofit strategy
50 organisations back CLC’s twenty-year blueprint to transform the nation’s housing stock.