National Infrastructure Commission announces timeline for second National Infrastructure Assessment
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has confirmed that the UK’s second National Infrastructure Assessment will be published in the second half of 2023 and consultation and analysis to inform its recommendations will commence this autumn.
Flood schemes feature at Institution of Civil Engineers 30th annual Robert Stephenson Awards
Three of the seven awards made at the Institution of Civil Engineers' annual Robert Stephenson awards this week which celebrate the top civil engineering projects from across the North East were for flood protection schemes.
Welsh Water takes next steps in £100m-plus Direct Procurement construction project
Dŵr Cymru Cyfyngedig (Welsh Water) has taken the next step in the process of using Ofwat’s Direct Procurement for Customers to deliver a £100 million-plus construction scheme to provide long-term water supply resilience to Cardiff, Newport and several smaller towns located within the Merthyr Valley.
Institution of Civil Engineers consults on UK’s current infrastructure planning system
The Institution of Civil Engineers has launched a new consultation on the current state of the UK’s infrastructure planning system.
Parliamentary Committee warns Government “simply not doing enough” to protect UK’s current housing stock from floods
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee is warning that the Government is simply not doing enough to protect the UK’s current housing stock from floods or stepping in to prevent new homes being built on flood plains.
RAPID says accelerated gate one submissions presented “significantly higher solution costs” than costs published in the 2019 WRMP
The Regulators’ Alliance for Progressing Infrastructure Development (RAPID ) says the accelerated gate one submissions for strategic regional water resource solutions in Southern Water’s western area presented costs that were “significantly higher” than those published in the 2019 water resources management plan (WRMP).
Anglian Water completes multi-million-pound scheme to protect unique Norfolk fen environment
Anglian Water engineers have completed work on a £9million scheme in Ludham, Norfolk that will maintain water supplies to 3,000 homes while protecting the precious environment of Catfield Fen.
Tideway completes ninth and final shaft in £4.2bn Thames supersewer project
Tideway has completed the ninth and final shaft in the £4.2 billion Thames supersewer project.
Barhale prepares for simultaneous pipejacks from single shaft at North London Heat & Power Project
Civil engineering and infrastructure specialist Barhale is to take the pioneering step of carrying out a set of simultaneous pipejacks from a single shaft at the North London Heat & Power Project in Edmonton.
Construction industry develops first sector-wide skills plan for construction
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has published the first sector-wide skills plan for construction, developed by industry.