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By New Civil Engineer - Aug 21 2025
Host of big name contractors signed onto National Grid’s £12bn HVDC cable civils framework
National Grid has finalised a £12bn round of contracts for civil works linked to high-voltage direct current (HVDC) projects. The move completes...
By New Civil Engineer - Aug 05 2025
Calls for greater climate resilience after Storm Floris ‘batters’ Scotland, disrupting infrastructure
Climate campaigners are calling for the Scottish government to reassess the nation’s climate resilience after Storm Floris caused severe travel...
By New Civil Engineer - Jul 30 2025
Why aren’t we using more recycled asphalt on UK roads?
Nine years on from being laid on a major London artery, tests have shown that a road surface containing 50% recycled asphalt is performing...
By New Civil Engineer - Jul 23 2025
Construction begins on new £18.3M station in Barrhead
Story Contracting’s construction of the £18.3M Balgray railway station to serve Barrhead in Scotland has begun. The station aims to improve...
By New Civil Engineer - Jul 03 2025
Network Rail admits ‘significant challenges’ maintaining sliding canal bridge after recent failures
Network Rail has discussed the “significant challenges” in maintaining a unique sliding bridge over a Lincolnshire canal as it has suffered...
By New Civil Engineer - Jul 01 2025
Ofgem provisionally approves £24bn energy networks plan after cutting £8bn from proposals
Ofgem has provisionally approved a £24.2bn investment plan aiming to bolster the UK’s energy infrastructure over the next five years, having...
By New Civil Engineer - Jun 02 2025
‘Most significant redesign’ of UK airspace since 1950s introduced in Parliament
The government has enacted the “most significant” redesign of UK airspace since the 1950s, with the aim of addressing capacity...
By New Civil Engineer - Apr 07 2025
UK engineering firms’ stocks hit by Trump tariffs but sector ‘relatively supported’ by public funds
Publicly traded UK engineering firms have been hit by stock market turbulence following the imposition of sweeping global tariffs by the US...
By New Civil Engineer - Mar 28 2025
Could standardisation and MMC boost efficiency for AMP8’s unprecedented volume of work?
Ambitions for improving project delivery in AMP8 and boosting productivity in the construction sector have generated a shift towards...
By New Civil Engineer - Mar 25 2025
Gatwick contests government request to increase passenger arrivals by rail to support new runway
Gatwick Airport has pushed back on the government’s request for it to increase the proportion of passengers arriving by rail as part of its...
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