Repairs to a canal embankment that collapsed in December are expected to take most of this year and cost the Canal and River Trust millions of pounds, the charity has said, as investigations into the breach continue. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

Aerial survey specialist Bluesky International, a Woolpert company, has unveiled two groundbreaking datasets that transform how the UK’s trees are mapped, monitored, and managed. Building on the success of its pioneering National Tree Map™ (NTM™) , Bluesky has launched NTM+™ and NTM Risk™ , offering users richer, more contextual and current tree intelligence than ever before. With the ability for monthly updates for the + and Risk products, the new datasets are the most up-t

Work has begun on a major coastal defence scheme to protect the railway that runs through Folkestone Warren in Kent, with thousands of tonnes of limestone being laid to prevent erosion and stabilise the cliffs. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

Transport Scotland has awarded a place on Lot 2 of its Multi-Supplier Framework Agreement for Ground Investigation Works to Geotechnical Engineering Limited . Based in Gloucester and Manchester, Geotechnical is a leading provider of geotechnical and geospatial surveys that holds audited and voluntary accreditations from globally recognised professional bodies, demonstrating its commitment to upholding the highest technical, health and safety and ethical standards. “This appoi

The British Tunnelling Society (BTS) has published a best practice design guide for Sprayed Concrete Linings in Soft Ground. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

A Webuild-led consortium has won a £572M (€660M) contract for the design and construction of civil works on the new metro line 10 in Naples, Italy. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

Public energy company Queensland Hydro has secured regulatory approval to undertake exploratory works on its proposed Borumba pumped hydro project in eastern Australia. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

The UK government’s recent overhaul of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has drawn broad industry support, although some critics have questioned whether the reforms go far enough. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

The Hong Kong government has been using NEC contracts on its construction and infrastructure projects for more than a decade. Among the most recent NEC projects is the delivery of a major three-year ground investigation scheme. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering

The dramatic collapse of an historical culvert beneath a South Wales housing estate last year demanded rapid stabilisation works and a complex £4M repair. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering