Leaders from the worlds of business, sport, the public sector and academia will explore the legacy of London 2012 and the impact of the World Cup in Brazil during events at Birkbeck, University of London. With a screening of England’s final group match on 24 June, the World Cup takes centre stage at Business Week…
he Highways Agency has awarded Balfour Beatty the £44m congestion-busting job to widen the A1 Western Bypass around Newcastle. The contractor will start work this summer on the A1 Coal House to Metro Centre road improvement scheme. Balfour will widen a 4-mile stretch of dual carriageway to three lanes in both directions and build a…
Network Rail has awarded the first contracts for a new nationwide traffic management system for the UK railways. The traffic management system is set to help replace 800 signal boxes with 12 state-of-the-art rail operating centres over the next 15-30 years. Once fully implemented, Network Rail says the system will cut the cost of running…
It’s good news for north east road users and businesses as the Highways Agency awards the contract for building the congestion-busting A1 Coal House to Metro Centre improvement. Balfour Beatty will start work this summer to widen around 4 miles of the A1 Western Bypass to three lanes in both directions. As well as adding…
