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Catherine Moore, née Kennedy, is a freelance journalist and the former news editor at GE's sister title New Civil Engineer.

Go-ahead given for Cumbrian coal mine

Cumbrian coal mine

The green light from the council – announced on Friday –  is for a large underground metallurgical, or ‘coking coal’, coal mine. It would be excavating coal for use mainly in steel production. The coking coal involved in the Cumbrian mine is used exclusively in the manufacture of over 70%…

Tunnelling complications behind LA metro cost overruns

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Tunnelling complications have been blamed for cost overruns on the LA metro purple line extension, with difficult tar sand and gas conditions at the La Brea tar pits driving costs up. Metro began the Westside Purple Line extension section one (WPLE1) tunnel bore in 2018. It was originally budgeted to…

HS2 accused of not acting over Euston tunnel safety concerns

Judge dismisses appeal lodged against HS2 Euston tunnels design

HS2 Ltd acted “irresponsibly” by failing to satisfactorily respond to safety concerns raised in relation to its proposed three tunnels into Euston station, lawyers for Camden resident Hero Granger-Taylor told a court. During day two of the court case on the safety of the tunnels, Christopher Jacobs - counsel for…