Transport
Suffolk Engineer set to Chair HS2 Ltd
By phillaw at March 28, 2012 | 11:26 | 0 Comment
An engineer who lives in Suffolk has been appointed to chair HS2 Ltd, the independent company set up by the Government to oversee the construction of new high-speed rail links between London and the north of England. Douglas Oakervee, who was executive chairman of the Crossrail project in London from 2005 to 2009 and has also been a project director at Chek Lap Kok more...
Government Move Welcomed by Nottinghamshire Bosses
By phillaw at March 22, 2012 | 09:58 | 0 Comment
Business bosses in Nottinghamshire have welcomed a government move to use private cash to build new roads. However, they have warned Prime Minister David Cameron that the move should not result in tolls on existing roads – among them the A453, which is slated for improvement. Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce says investment in roads is more...
VINCI Awarded Last Remaining Tunnel Portal at Vicotoria Dock
By phillaw at March 19, 2012 | 10:17 | 0 Comment
Crossrail has announced its intention to award a contract to VINCI Construction UK for the last remaining tunnel portal at Victoria Dock. Construction of the portal will get underway in autumn 2012. Five new tunnel portals will be constructed as part of Crossrail at Royal Oak, Pudding Mill Lane, Victoria Dock, North Woolwich and Plumstead. The western and eastern more...
Virgin Wins London Underground wi-fi Contract
By phillaw at March 15, 2012 | 11:02 | 0 Comment
Virgin Media has won the contract to provide wi-fi to the London Underground. The contract is only for ticket offices, escalators and platforms because it would have required major construction work to have added connectivity to the network's tunnels. From July 2012 all Tube passengers will initially be able to connect to the internet for free. After the Olympic more...
3,000-space cycle park for Cambridge Station is step closer
By phillaw at March 7, 2012 | 10:40 | 0 Comment
Construction of a 3,000-space cycle park at Cambridge station is a step closer after the Government announced £500,000 of funding. Ministers said they would contribute towards the £2.5 million multi-storey facility, the biggest of its kind in the UK, which is part of the cb1 redevelopment. As well as providing much-needed storage space, the hub more...
Revealed: High Speed Rail Link could be Built in Scotland.. BEFORE Link North from Manchester
By phillaw at January 27, 2012 | 12:12 | 0 Comment
A HIGH-SPEED train line could be built in Scotland before the completion of the English leg of the railway, Infrastructure Secretary Alex Neil has said. The minister highlighted findings in a report published today that looked into the potential routes connecting Glasgow and Edinburgh to the line south of the border. The UK Government has already agreed to work on a more...
UK’s First ‘Airport City’ Unveiled
By phillaw at January 13, 2012 | 14:17 | 0 Comment
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has unveiled plans for the development of a £659million ‘Airport City’ – the first of its kind in the UK – at Manchester Airport in the North West of England. The site is expected to deliver 1.4 million sq ft of logistics and warehousing. Designated as one of the UK Government’s new Enterprise Zones last March, more...
High Speed Rail Network Approved
By phillaw at January 10, 2012 | 13:14 | 0 Comment
UK Secretary of State for Transport Justine Greening has approved a £32 billion plan to construct a new high-speed rail network that will link London with The Midlands and The North. The High-Speed Two (HS2) project is planned to be built in two phases. The 90 mile first phase will see the construction of a line from London to the West Midlands, including Birmingham, more...
Crossrail has Awarded a Joint Venture of Bam Nuttall and Van Oord UK a £50m Contract to Ship Excavated Material to Wallasea Island in Essex and Help Create a Bird Sanctuary.
By phillaw at December 20, 2011 | 09:54 | 0 Comment
Tunnelling for Crossrail will produce in the region of 6m tonnes of excavated material. Some 4.5m tonnes is being supplied to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), which is planning to recreate a wetland landscape at Wallasea Island and help compensate for the loss of similar tidal habitats elsewhere in England due to rising sea levels. The excavated more...
Caterpillar announces multi-million pound investment in its Tees Valley plant
By phillaw at December 8, 2011 | 15:28 | 0 Comment
CONSTRUCTION vehicle maker Caterpillar has announced a multi-million pound investment in its Tees Valley plant just weeks after it emerged £10m was being poured in to its County Durham facility. The £50m investment announced yesterday is being split between its Building Construction Products (BCP) division's plants in Stockton, which makes steel components for more...
