BBV completes HS2’s tallest bridge ahead of weekend launch over busy rail line

HS2 engineers have finished assembling the tallest bridge on the new high‑speed railway, known as Curzon 2. The post BBV completes HS2’s tallest bridge ahead of weekend launch over busy rail line appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Morgan Sindall lands main civils role on £200m Portishead rail scheme

Morgan Sindall has been appointed as main civils contractor in a £200m scheme to reopen the Portishead rail line in the West of England. The West of England Mayoral Combined Authority is acting as client for the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project, and is co-funding the… The post Morgan Sindall lands main civils role on £200m Portishead rail scheme appeared first on Construction News.

A422 overbridge construction methodology changes demand extensive temporary works and multi-party collaboration

With the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail line route intercepting a section of the A422 road between Brackley and Buckingham, a new overbridge is being constructed to allow the trains to run underneath the motorway. The post A422 overbridge construction methodology changes demand extensive temporary works and multi-party collaboration appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

A422 overbridge construction methodology changes demand extensive temporary works and multi-party collaboration

With the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail line route intercepting a section of the A422 road between Brackley and Buckingham, a new overbridge is being constructed to allow the trains to run underneath the motorway. The post A422 overbridge construction methodology changes demand extensive temporary works and multi-party collaboration appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Upgrades needed on ‘very busy’ section of Cambridgeshire rail line

Engineers will renew nearly 1km of track, replace six sets of points and renew old sleepers and ballast in the vicinity of Ely station, in Cambridgeshire, later this month. The post Upgrades needed on ‘very busy’ section of Cambridgeshire rail line appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Crossrail's giant tunnelling machines lowered 40 metres underground, 21 Nov 2012

Crossrail has marked a major milestone in the construction of London's new rail line with the lowering of a 550 tonne tunnelling machine into a 40 metre deep shaft in east London last night (Thursday), ahead of the start of tunnelling for Crossrail's eastern section of the new rail line. The delicate operation required one of the largest cranes in Europe to lift the equivalent of 280 London taxis.