Network Rail launches market engagement for £125M renewable energy framework

Network Rail has begun market engagement on a £125M framework aimed at integrating renewable energy generation into its Southern Region DC traction power network as part of its contribution to the UK's net zero ambitions. The post Network Rail launches market engagement for £125M renewable energy framework appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Trump Independence Arch Advances to NCPC Review as Ballroom Appeal Nears

The proposed commemorative arch in Washington D.C., has received approval from the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts and is now under review by the National Capital Planning Commission, even as a federal judge weighs a lawsuit seeking to halt the project.

Glencar lands final phase of Pure DC’s £1bn Brent Cross data centre campus

Glencar has been appointed to deliver the final major construction phase of Pure Data Centres Group’s Brent Cross campus in north London, taking the scheme’s planned capacity to 90MW. The contractor will build the second phase of the LON01 campus for Pure DC, extending the… The post Glencar lands final phase of Pure DC’s £1bn Brent Cross data centre campus appeared first on Construction News.

DC Agency Chief Defends Pre-Sewage Spill Maintenance, But System Repair Is Far from Over

DC Water CEO David Gadis cited long-term access easements, standardized permitting timelines and better regulator field coordination "to prevent a recurrence of the failure," but one stakeholder lamented no conclusive spill cause or 'clear plan' to avoid future ones.

At Last, New Mass Transit Line Emerges in Maryland

After decades of planning, setbacks and challenges, the 16-mile, 21-station Purple Line is set to finish over, under and through Washington, D.C., suburbs.