Atkins Réalis will provide design services on the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (Dart+) West and South West rail improvement projects, as part of Irish Rail’s programme to improve public transport in the greater Dublin area.
Transport for London (TfL) has appointed Aecom and architects WW+P to produce a feasibility study on four new stations to be built as part of the Bakerloo line extension in south east London.
The Department for Transport (DfT) missed the deadline of 4 October to make a decision on the development consent order (DCO) for the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) and has now deferred it to next year.
There was a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony at either end of the £4.3bn Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2) offshore interconnector between England and Scotland as construction begins. The “electricity superhighway” will be 506km when complete.
The £3.5bn Mersey Tidal Power project has moved forward with the submission of a scoping report to the Planning Inspectorate, marking the start of the formal planning process.
Tilbury Douglas has lost a legal case for £6M worth of damages from Arup, who it claimed was responsible for the defective design of a tunnel on a project to convert a former railway yard in Edinburgh.
Ground investigations will next month start for the £37M Whitesands project to improve flood protection in Dumfries, Scotland.
United Utilities has tendered a £50M contract for a technical advisor to support the delivery of its £1.75bn project to update the Haweswater Aqueduct in north west England.
Two homes will have to be demolished following a landslide in February in West Yorkshire, Network Rail has said.
Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport are looking for consultancy partners for a £20M framework to aid in making an investment case for the Clyde Metro project.
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