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Northern transport
Northern rail leaders unite and demand end to 30-year investment drought
Northern Rail Industry Leaders unveil 14 recommendations on how rail businesses can support much-needed rail investment.Read more -
National Infrastructure Commission
NIC launching group that aims to put design at the heart of infrastructure
A new initiative setup by National Infrastructure Commission is hoping to put design at the centre of project delivery in the UK.Read more -
Procurement
Government publishes “playbook” in attempt to overhaul Whitehall outsourcing
A new Outsourcing Playbook will give guidance to governmental departments on taking a "more considered" approach to procurement.Read more
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Ports
Green light for Port of Tilbury’s £200m expansion
'Tilbury 2' will become the UK’s largest unaccompanied ferry port after given the go ahead by the Department for Transport.Read more -
Rail
Milestone journey complete on electrified rail line ahead of 100mph services
The final test run along the newly electrified railway between Manchester and Preston was completed in the early hours.Read more -
National Infrastructure Commission
Armitt urges ministers to show greater ambition on enacting NIC proposals
In its annual report, the NIC has highlighted poor progress on improving mobile connections across the road and rail network.Read more -
Carbon reduction
New report highlights need to tackle carbon emissions from homes
Report underlines real need for measures to tackle carbon emissions from homes, whilst making them resilient to climate change.Read more -
Wales
Welsh transport secretary: Brexit uncertainty killing investment opportunities
Welsh minister Ken Skates has outlined the catastrophic consequences a no-deal Brexit would have with 29 March fast approaching.Read more -
Airports
First look at proposed roads and rail link for Leeds Bradford Airport
Leeds City Council has published more details on plans to improve transport links to Leeds Bradford Airport.Read more -
HS2
Former railway works torn down to make way for HS2 train depot
A first look at the former Washwood Heath Railway Works which has been pulled down for HS2 to build a new train maintenance depot.Read more -
Scotland
Praise for Scottish government as it lowers project bank account threshold
All public bodies in Scotland will soon have to include a project bank account in tenders for public works contracts of £2m or over.Read more -
Diversity
Transforming the future with Women in Engineering Day
Global awareness campaign, coordinated by the Women’s Engineering Society, aims to increase profile of women in engineering worldwide.Read more -
Fire safety
Fire safety regulations must be more proactive
Following the Hackitt review into fire safety, the time to take a proactive approach and address total risk is now.Read more -
HS2
MP questions HS2 spend as figures show £5.6m spent on 89 agency staff
In documents received by an MP, money spent on 89 agency staff members in six months of 2018 worked out an annual salary of £120,000.Read more -
Scotland
Aberdeen bypass to finally open after deal is struck
Scotland's transport secretary Michael Matheson has confirmed the final section of the Aberdeen bypass will be officially open.Read more -
National Infrastructure Commission
NIC issues call for evidence on whether current system of regulation is working
The NIC is seeking views on what future changes maybe required to ensure regulation of the energy, telecoms and water industries.Read more -
Transport for London
TfL awards £220m London Underground track contract to Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty has been awarded a four-year track renewal contract for work across 1,000km of the network.Read more -
Smart Motorways
Highways England delay two smart motorway projects after “listening to feedback”
In a bid to reduce disruption, smart motorway upgrades will be deferred until current projects in the north west are completed.Read more -
Network Rail
Network Rail unveils new interim boss for its Digital Railway programme
Former Railtrack, Bombardier and Jacobs senior executive Stuart Calvert who is already in Network Rail’s Digital Railway team will be the new interim managing director.Read more -
Industry challenge and change
Engineering behavioural change
Behavioural change as well as system change is essential if construction is to be truly transformed.Read more -
International
World Bank signs five-year agreement to use FIDIC standard contracts
FIDIC contracts gain big vote of confidence as World Bank endorses the federation's latest edition standard terms of contract.Read more -
Garden Bridge
Documents reveal where £53m was spent on scrapped Garden Bridge project
Another investigation into the failed Garden Bridge scheme has been called for after TfL reveal how millions was squandered.Read more -
Survey
Just 4% of firms expect increased workloads in 2019, CECA warn
CECA say their latest survey results show that the infrastructure sector is failing to perform to its full capacity.Read more
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Airports
VIDEO: Stunning fly-through shows Manchester Airport transformation
Find out how Manchester Airport will look in ten years time after its £10bn transformation.Read more
Airports
Video: Captain Jock Lowe on the Heathrow alternative
One of the team behind the rival Heathrow option says his scheme does not require a new runway just an extension of an existing one.Read more
Planning
Video: Tony Travers on better compensation for better delivery
Introducing better compensation measures is one thing that could be done to push projects through more quickly, says Tony Travers, director at the London School of Economics.Read more
Structures
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Airports
Video: Interview with Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye
Time for the infrastructure design and construction supply chain to engage with Heathrow ahead of a 2020 target start date to build the airport of the future, says Holland-Kaye.Read more