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A technical approval reporter for highway structures has encountered several incidents where large excavations next to highways were undertaken without adequate temporary works.
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UK government confirms funding for £250M A57 link road
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed funding for National Highway’s £250M A57 link roads scheme in Greater Manchester, with construction set to begin in the coming weeks.
Amey in ‘final stages’ of designing solution for failed slope near A96 Union Bridge
Amey, working on behalf of Transport Scotland, continues to progress with design work to fix a failed retaining wall at Union Bridge on the A96 in Keith.
Landslide-hit Folkestone road to stay closed until summer 2025
Closure of the landslide-hit Road of Remembrance in Folkestone has been extended until August 2025 to enable contractors to carry out ground investigations and remediation work.
Early works start on M3 junction 9 improvement scheme
National Highways and contractor Volker Fitzpatrick have kicked off preparatory activities for the £210M upgrade of the M3 and A34 junction.
Seven week closure for major Welsh road as retaining wall repairs get underway
A section of the A470 in Powys, Wales, will close for seven weeks to enable repairs to a retaining wall that partially collapsed a year ago.
Last borehole to be drilled for GI on landslide-hit Isle of Wight road
Work to drill the last borehole has begun as part of ground investigations along a landslide-hit road on the Isle of Wight.
DfT misses latest deadline for Lower Thames Crossing DCO decision, pushing it to 2025
The Department for Transport (DfT) missed the deadline of 4 October to make a decision on the DCO for the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing and has now deferred it to next year.
Second renewably powered TBM launched on Melbourne’s North East Link road tunnel
The second TBM has commenced its journey from Watsonia to Bulleen in Melbourne, marking a significant step in constructing the twin North East Link tunnels.
Annual rock face inspection of Yorkshire inland cliff underway
An annual maintenance programme on a steep rock face alongside a key east-west road in North Yorkshire began over the weekend.
National Highways advertises £495M technical service framework
National Highways has retendered its technical consultancy framework, which covers geotechnical engineering services, with a value of £495M.
Lessons learned from restoration of landslide-damaged Swedish highway
The risk of further slope failures was a key challenge for the project team working on the rebuild of a highway in Sweden that was recently reopened.
Council aims to reinstate A road in Argyll following landslide protection works
Plans are progressing to reopen an A-road in Argyll and Bute next month that was “catastrophically” damaged by a landslide following a major storm last October.
Landslide-hit Isle of Wight road could reopen with ‘early warning system’
Ground investigations that aim to contribute to an early warning system that could lead to the safe reopening of a landslide-hit road on the Isle of Wight are due to being next week.
Atkins Réalis appointed to design new road near Glasgow
Atkins Réalis has been appointed by North Lanarkshire Council to design the new 10km long East Airdrie Link Road in central Scotland.
TBM delivered to contractors for Gotthard tunnel southern section
Construction on the Gotthard road tunnel through the Swiss Alps has moved to a new phase with contractors taking ownership of a new tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the job.
National Highways scheme to stabilise A36 near Bath begins
Civil engineering contractor MJ Church has started work on a project for National Highways to stabilise an embankment that carries a major road near Bath.
A417: Earthworks milestone approaches as £500M project progresses
Kier Transportation is almost halfway through a mammoth earth-shifting job in Gloucestershire as part of the £500M A417 Missing Link scheme.
Arup JV signs consultancy deal for ‘green’ transit system in Hong Kong
Arup in joint venture with Asia Infrastructure Solutions (AIS) has scooped a consultancy job on a new “green” transit system in Hong Kong that includes a 1km long road tunnel.
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