National Grid launches consultation on £3bn Scotland-England power link

National Grid has launched a consultation on plans for a £3bn subsea electricity link between Scotland and England. The Stage 2 consultation for Eastern Green Link 5 (EGL5) opened on 29 May and will run until 24 July, giving communities the opportunity to comment on… The post National Grid launches consultation on £3bn Scotland-England power link appeared first on Construction News.

Fifth Eastern Green Link superhighway scheme advances

£3bn EGL5 scheme from Peterhead to Lincolnshire to seek planning next year

McLaughlin & Harvey picked for Nigg quay

Maraen Port of Nigg has awarded the construction contract for its Eastern Inner Dock Quay (EIDQ) to McLaughlin & Harvey, as it invests £30m in strengthening Scottish offshore wind, backed by a £10m grant from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE).

Gray Construction Makes $2M Donation to Eastern Kentucky University CM Program

Gift will create an endowed professorship in a construction management program that has seen a spike in enrollment in recent years.

Amplius wins £65m loan from Lloyds to accelerate resi upgrade plans

Part of the funding to upgrade its 40,000-home portfolio in the Midlands, eastern England and the South East is backed by the National Wealth Fund. The post Amplius wins £65m loan from Lloyds to accelerate resi upgrade plans appeared first on Property Week.

Behind the hoardings: Constructing Crossrail's eastern running tunnels, 3 October 2014

Tunnel machine Ellie has started her 900 metre journey from Limmo Peninsula, near Canning Town, towards Victoria Dock Portal in east London. Over the next three months the 1,000 tonne machine, named after four-time Paralympic champion Ellie Simmonds OBE, will complete one of Crossrail’s shortest but most complex tunnels, in close proximity to the Jubilee line, Docklands Light Railway, River Thames and River Lea.

Guided tour of Crossrail's giant tunnelling machines

Crossrail's Eastern Tunnels Project Manager Peter Main gives an update about tunnelling operations in Docklands. Crossrail's giant tunnelling machine Victoria has joined sister TBM Elizabeth in Canary Wharf box, after successfully breaking through on Tuesday 6 June.

Crossrail time lapse video: Construction of a grout shaft for Bond Street eastern ticket hall

This time lapse video shows the construction of a grout shaft in Dering Yard. The grout shaft was sunk to a depth of 17m. It is one five shafts required to ensure that nearby properties are protected from ground settlement (small movements of the ground) during our tunnelling works for the new Crossrail Bond Street station platforms.