Transport & Infrastructure
Curzon Street Station Gets Planning Permission
5 May 20
Planning permission has been granted by Birmingham City Council for the construction of HS2’s new Curzon Street station. Three planning applications for the £570 million station and its surrounding landscaping were approved by the council planning committee on 23 April 2020. The report concluded that the station design was to
Motorway Improvement Works to Begin
5 May 20
The motorway which links Manchester to North Wales is getting £12 million worth of improvements to provide better journeys for drivers. Highways England are to carry out a series of maintenance schemes along the 28-mile-stretch of road over the next 12 months. This will include the replacement of the central
Winners Named for £4.5bn Smart Motorway
4 May 20
Highways England have announced the winners of its future smart motorway programme, which is worth up to £4.5 billion.
A solution for weathering the future
4 May 20
How can we design and adapt our buildings to help mitigate the impact of major weather events?
KierWSP Keeps Highway Services Contract
30 Apr 20
KierWSP have been awarded a 16-month contract for highway services, following notification to the market earlier this year.
£330m Road Repair Scheme Split
29 Apr 20
Highways England are to split a £330 million scheme to repair and replace concrete road networks into three smaller frameworks.
Mott MacDonald to Deliver Network Rail ETL Programme
28 Apr 20
Mott MacDonald have secured a contract with Network Rail to continue their role as research consultant on the ELT research programme.
Patent of the month
27 Apr 20
New task management system can help to improve safety for tunnel workers
