The East Anglia One offshore wind farm that is expected to support almost 2,900 jobs and bring over £520 million of investment into the UK’s economy has today been given consent from the government to go ahead. This is an important milestone for what could be one of the largest wind farms in the world….
Planning permission has been granted for Westminster City Council’s proposed redevelopment of the Ebury Bridge Estate in Pimlico, south-west London. The Council’s planning applications sub-committee resolved on 10 June to grant conditional planning permission for the redevelopment of the estate, subject to approval from the mayor of London. Plans for the site involve the demolition…
Scape has officially started the race for a sole place on a new £1bn-£1.5bn civil engineering and infrastructure framework. Scape System Build Ltd is a Local Authority controlled company wholly owned by Derby City, Derbyshire County, Gateshead, Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire County and Warwickshire County Councils in equal shares. Scape plans to shortlist half-a-dozen civil engineering…
A financial model, which unlocked a £850 million funding investment in the St James Quarter in Edinburgh, will be the basis for a new funding mechanism which will could help to see £6 billion spent on infrastructure investment across Scotland’s cities. The new funding model is designed to stimulate growth, create jobs and support businesses…
The Infrastructure Bill introduces new measures to make it easier, quicker and simpler to get Britain building for the future. The government has published the
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…
Report finds Russell Group of universities are planning to spend over £9bn on capital projects between now and 2016-17 The UK’s top universities are expected to spend over £9bn on capital projects between now and 2016-17 according to a new report published on behalf of the Russell Group of Universities. The Group, which comprises 24…
