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HS2 starts installing UK’s longest rail bridge
The 700-tonne bridge-building machine will install 1,000 unique bridge segments across two miles
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Firm sought for £100m port upgrade job
Associated British Ports wants new infrastructure built at Immingham Port in Lincolnshire
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Queen's Speech 2022: Energy Bill to extend price cap and encourage innovation across sector
But industry criticises absense of retrofit measures
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Leeds Bradford Airport scraps £150m replacement terminal plans
Communities minister Michael Gove recently announced public inquiry into scheme
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Hold nerve on long term projects, infrastructure chief tells government
National Infrastructure Commission chair John Armitt says ripping up plans amid crisis over rising bills will increase costs in future
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Murphy wins cabling job for giant offshore wind project
Firm to design and build two 7km cable ducts for Dogger Bank wind farms
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Comment
This is what the future holds for construction
The challenges and opportunities facing our industry increasingly apply to us all. We should collaborate accordingly
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CPA says housing and infrastructure work will continue to drive industry recovery
Group expecting output growth to top 4% this year but says supply issues will remain
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Making the most of build build build
How can construction maximise the government’s infrastructure spend in the post-covid recovery? Debika Ray reports on a roundtable hosted by Gleeds and ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ
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Major projects to be hit by ‘mammoth’ admin burden from aggregate levy reforms
PwC says proposals to remove tax exemption for gravel pits could become law as soon as March
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HS2’s eastern leg to Leeds scrapped with Northern Powerhouse Rail also pulled, government confirms
Ministers finally unveil long-awaited plans for regional rail upgrades
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Challenges posed by climate crisis should be an opportunity not a threat
Firms already working towards a sustainable future can thrive. COP26 last was a wake-up call for everyone else
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UK’s infrastructure priorities over the next three decades revealed
National Infrastructure Commission sets out nine areas most in need of government investment ahead of official report due in 2023
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Kent councils back Crossrail extension plan
Proposals could see line link up with Channel Tunnel
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Costain raids Microsoft for new chief digital officer
Matthew Hyman will start from December
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Budget and autumn spending review: What can construction expect?
Expectations for big spending pledges set low as Sunak seeks to bring down deficit
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Government looks set to scrap HS2’s eastern leg in favour of regional links
Boris Johnson expected to make announcement on new rail policy at this week’s conference
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It is vital that we rise to the digital challenge
The infrastructure sector is among the last to embrace the potential of the digital revolution but it is in all of our interests to do so, says Richard Threlfall
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Five firms shortlisted for £1.9bn Lower Thames Crossing jobs
Contracts cover approach roads either side of the river Thames
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Arcadis appointed commercial partner for £5bn East West Rail link
Consultant will draw up business case for next stage of line