3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (327+ words) Network Rail and contractors will this weekend upgrade the Chiltern Main Line between Northolt Park and Haddenham & Thame Parkway, combining track and signalling reliability works with demolition of an HS2 bridge. Possession of this intensively used commuter and inter-urban corridor will…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (383+ words) The Federal Government has appointed Professor Eva Hanly and Christopher Rayner to the High Speed Rail Authority Board, strengthening governance for the planned Sydney–Newcastle high-speed corridor. Hanly brings nearly 30 years’ experience in procuring, delivering and operating complex transport, mining…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (384+ words) Stage One of New South Wales’ $130 million Avoca Drive Upgrade is starting 18 months early on the Central Coast, where the two-lane east–west arterial currently carries about 26,000 vehicles per day and is a known congestion pinch point. Funded by $100 million…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (477+ words) Groundforce Shorco is providing temporary works for Mott MacDonald Bentley on Severn Trent’s £56m upgrade of Longbridge Water Treatment Works, boosting treatment capacity from 734 to 1,261 litres/sec with four 32m-diameter final settlement tanks and a 27m-diameter primary tank. A 10.8m x 10.4m x 8.48m deep excavation…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (400+ words) Mark Evans has rejoined Wolffkran as sales director for the UK and Ireland after roles with Terex and Liebherr distributor Armorum and a previous spell as managing director of Wolffkran Arabia. With more than 30 years’ crane industry experience across the…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (423+ words) Dalcour Maclaren has appointed Mike Kelly as director of growth to integrate its Land & Property, Environment & Planning, Geomatics and Stakeholder Engagement teams into a single project-lifecycle service for energy and infrastructure clients. With more than 30 years’ experience in renewable energy…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (481+ words) VolkerRail has completed the Sheffield Supertram “Delta Junction” track renewal ahead of programme, finishing works on one of the network’s most complex multi‑track, tight‑radius junctions earlier than planned. The project involved replacing heavily worn embedded rail and special…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (443+ words) A new steel footbridge has been lifted into position at Leyton Underground station in north London by Bam during a tightly sequenced overnight crane operation over the August Bank Holiday. The bridge was installed above live tracks, requiring full possession…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (387+ words) Government will develop a national strategy for applying artificial intelligence across the UK energy system after launching a call for evidence on how AI can support a greener, more flexible grid. The review will look at AI uses such as…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (388+ words) Keeping outcomes at the heart of rail infrastructure delivery means designing projects around measurable benefits such as reduced journey times, higher train frequencies and improved freight paths, rather than simply delivering new track, signalling or stations. The approach pushes teams…...