Major improvements due for Helmshore Viaduct path as part of cycleway scheme
Helmshore Viaduct is due to be temporarily closed for major work to make the path across it better for walking and cycling all year round. The improvements are being carried out as part of the East Lancashire Strategic Cycleway, a project to create a network of good quality routes which people can use for everyday […]
Major road improvement scheme moves to next phase
A major road improvement scheme to the north of Stafford moves to its next phase this weekend. The project has seen the construction of a roundabout junction to provide access to the new Pets at Home development on the A34, which is now open. It is expected to employ more than 750 people when fully […]
Funding accepted to start planning transport improvements worth £4.5m in Oldham
Oldham Council has secured £675,000 of funding to start planning work on a major project to improve transport in and around Mumps. The money will be used to draw up plans for the scheme, which when complete will help deliver real benefits for residents – making sure people are better connected and can access jobs, […]
Cyngor Gwynedd starts search for road contractors
Welsh local authority Cyngor Gwynedd Council has started the search for contractors for a £100m civil engineering contract. Cyngor Gwynedd published a prior-information notice for a four-lot deal, which will cover civil engineering works on major and minor highways in the region. This includes; Conwy and Denbighshire; Flintshire and Wrexham; and West Wales and the Valleys. The […]
Multidisciplinary team appointed for Dublin’s landmark MetroLink programme
Transport Infrastructure Ireland has appointed a multidisciplinary client partner team for Dublin’s MetroLink programme – Ireland’s first metro railway. Turner & Townsend will lead the client partner team, which will be made up of WSP supported by O’Connor Sutton Cronin, Mace and PwC. Running for 18.8km, MetroLink will be a high-capacity, high-frequency metro railway with 16 new […]
National Highways award A43 team best-in-class customer scoring
Kier Transportation’s A43 team has become the first to achieve 8 out of 10 in the National Highways’ Customer Assurance Framework (CAF) assessment across all HS2 Main Works Civils Contractors (MWCC’s) interfaces. The project is being delivered by the Eiffage Kier Ferrovial BAM (EKFB) JV, with the score a shining example of stakeholder collaboration. It demonstrates […]
Marsh Lane Roundabout and Boston Active Travel improvements reach midway point
Works to improve the A16 in Boston, along with active travel in the surrounding area, are now more than halfway complete. Cllr Richard Davies, executive member for highways, said: “Our first two ‘Levelling Up’ projects are continuing to go well. In fact, we’re now past the midway point for both. “Since starting in May, the team […]
Multimillion pound road investment protects homes in the Isle of Axholme
Construction work to install a brand-new sewage and flood defence system in Crowle on the Isle of Axholme are now well underway. Phase one of the works on Godnow Road are progressing at pace and is currently set to be completed by early September. Local contractor PBS Construction are installing the new sewage works and […]
Harewood Bridge successfully re-opens ahead of schedule after essential maintenance works
Leeds City Council has announced that Harewood Bridge has successfully re-opened ahead of schedule after essential maintenance works From around lunchtime on Friday 18 August Harewood Bridge will fully reopen to vehicles after completing the essential maintenance works ahead of schedule, originally planned for Thursday 24 August. Leeds City Council along with construction partner Balfour […]
Opening ceremony held for Busway bridge as part of Belfast Transport Hub project
An opening ceremony has been held for Belfast Grand Central Station’s new Busway bridge, which was constructed by civil engineering specialist GRAHAM. Designed by ARUP and fabricated by Thompson’s Project Management, the 51-metre weathered steel bridge will enable buses from Broadway Roundabout to access new facilities at Belfast Grand Central Station by passing over the […]
