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Construction begins on England-Scotland offsea interconnector, set to cost £4.3bn
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.
Opening date of Melbourne’s Metro Tunnel remains uncertain while costs rise by £431M
The Metro Tunnel rail project in Melbourne, Australia, is facing significant budget overruns and potential delays.
Second renewably powered TBM launched on Melbourne’s North East Link road tunnel
The second tunnel boring machine (TBM) has commenced its journey from Watsonia to Bulleen in Melbourne, marking a significant step in constructing the twin North East Link tunnels.
Arup provides tunnelling design services on landmark Dutch CCS project
Arup has carried out front-end-engineering design (FEED) for technical tunnelling work on a major new Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) pipeline in the Netherlands.
Van Elle completes emergency piling on New Mills rail embankment
Van Elle has completed emergency piling work on a failed railway embankment near New Mills in High Peak, Derbyshire.
Lowestoft’s Gull Wing Bridge supported by innovative soil mixing first
Construction of the recently opened £145M Gull Wing Bridge in Lowestoft, Suffolk, was supported by an innovative solution combining mass mixing and soil mixed columns.
Subsidence on Sydney’s M6 scheme prompts tunnel design review
A section of tunnel on the first stage of Sydney’s M6 motorway project is undergoing a design review after it was affected by two major subsidence events earlier this year.
Havant Thicket Reservoir breaks ground as compaction trials begin
Ground has been broken and compaction trials have begun on the Havant Thicket Reservoir in Hampshire – the UK’s first new reservoir to be constructed in more than 30 years.
Foundations work underway on latest phase of Derby’s Castleward development
Ground engineering firm Roger Bullivant is installing continuous flight auger (CFA) piles and precast ground beams for the fourth phase of Compendium Living’s £100M regeneration of Derby’s Castleward area.