Leeds Station upgrade gets financial boost

The government has committed an additional £200M to upgrade Leeds railway station, bringing total funding for the project to about £303M and setting in motion what ministers describe as the largest transformation of the station in a generation. The post Leeds Station upgrade gets financial boost appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

International team to build Zambia freight corridor

A team of Italy’s Webuild, Turkish contractor İçtaş and Portugal’s Mota-Engil has won a contract for the 517km-long Lot 1B of the Lobito Corridor Railway Project, connecting the Angolan border… The post International team to build Zambia freight corridor appeared first on Global Construction Review.

East West Rail seeks bidders for £450m works framework

East West Rail has launched a £450m framework for enabling works, ground investigations and environmental work ahead of main construction on the Oxford-to-Cambridge railway. The tender notice, published on 29 October, sets out six lots covering site preparation, archaeology, environmental mitigation, utilities investigations and programme… The post East West Rail seeks bidders for £450m works framework appeared first on Construction News.

Round-up of construction projects winning Budget funding

Leeds College of Building and the city's train station have been allocated £15m and £300m respectively as part of a series of construction projects backed by the government in today's Budget. Today's Budget also confirmed more than £300m for improvements to Leeds railway station, aimed… The post Round-up of construction projects winning Budget funding appeared first on Construction News.

World’s longest and highest sea railway bridge project in China completes major milestone

A high-speed railway structure in China is set to become the world's longest and tallest sea-crossing railway bridge as it reached a major construction milestone this week when it closed its Northern Navigation Channel Bridge. The post World’s longest and highest sea railway bridge project in China completes major milestone appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

HS2 - HS2’s London Logistics Hub celebrates processing one million tonnes of spoil 18072023

HS2's London Logistics Hub, located at the Willesden Euro Terminal, has processed one million tonnes of spoil. The Logistics Hub, managed by HS2’s London Tunnels Contractor, Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture (SCS JV), processes excavated material from the Old Oak Common Station, the Victoria Road Crossover Box in Ealing, and the nearby Atlas Road site.

HS2 - HS2 moves 10 million tonnes of construction material by rail 06072023

In May 2023, HS2 achieved their target of moving 10 million tonnes of material to and from their construction sites by rail, a major milestone in their plan to cut carbon emissions by removing lorries from roads. HS2 celebrated this feat at an event at Tarmac’s Tunstead Quarry in Derbyshire, which was spearheaded by a unique line-up of locomotives that have delivered aggregate for HS2.

HS2 - First piers for HS2's 'off-site manufactured' Thame Valley Viaduct installed on site 27062023

HS2 has begun assembling the Thames Valley railway viaduct that is entirely manufactured off-site. Unlike more traditional viaduct designs, every major element of the 880m long Thame Valley Viaduct is being manufactured in a factory before being slotted together on site like a giant Lego set, cutting its carbon footprint by around a third and reducing safety and improving installation efficiencies on site

HS2 - HS2's innovative Wendover Dean Viaduct moves into next phase of construction 29062023

The first of 38 steel beams that will form the innovative low-carbon structure of HS2’s Wendover Dean Viaduct have completed their 560-mile journey to site ahead of the start of deck construction.

HS2 - This is Britain's new high-speed rail network 22062023

HS2 provide details of the new bullet style trains and outline the new high-speed rail network that will provide zero carbon travel with more capacity for passengers and freight. This is the future of intercity journeys for the next century and beyond

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