It’s on: Work on Universal theme park to go ahead after £6.3bn deal agreed

Group’s first major European destination to create 8,000 construction jobs, including for road and rail upgrades. The post It’s on: Work on Universal theme park to go ahead after £6.3bn deal agreed appeared first on Construction Management.

Universal commits £5bn for Bedfordshire theme park construction

Universal Destinations & Experiences has committed more than £5bn for construction of its planned Bedfordshire theme park resort, in what the government described as one of the largest private-sector tourism investments in the UK. The company said it would spend more than £5bn on the… The post Universal commits £5bn for Bedfordshire theme park construction appeared first on Construction News.

Government to provide £1.3bn to back Universal theme park development

The package will help provide transport and community infrastructure to support the Bedfordshire project, with Comcast NBCUniversal investing £5bn in the five-year construction phase. The post Government to provide £1.3bn to back Universal theme park development appeared first on Property Week.

Construction plans for new stations between Oxford and Cambridge brought forward

Developer speeds up as a new town and a Universal theme park juice travel demand between Oxford and Cambridge. The post Construction plans for new stations between Oxford and Cambridge brought forward appeared first on Construction Management.

Government approves Universal Studios UK theme park with construction set to start as soon as next year

WSP working on multiple consultant roles including transport and sustainability

Tom Scott - It's a pile of mining waste. Want to go skiing on it? 13062022

Monte Kaolino, in Bavaria, Germany, has 35 million tonnes of quartz sand piled up over the years from a nearby Kaolin mine. In the 1960s, one guy just turned up with skis, and now half a century later it's a theme-park destination for sandboarders and skiiers. [More: https://www.montekaolino.eu/]