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Soil nailing ‘best solution’ to stabilise Swanage seafront
An engineering report has recommended soil nailing as the most effective way to stabilise a subsiding section of Swanage’s seafront, with project costs expected to be at least £4.5M. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering
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Geo Con
Dec 18, 20251 min read


Woodsmith project reaches 30km tunnelling milestone
The tunnel boring machine (TBM) excavating the mineral transport system tunnel (MTS) on the polyhalite project in North Yorkshire has reached 30km in a “major milestone”. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering
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Geo Con
Dec 17, 20251 min read


Piling: New River reinforcement safeguards London waterway
Innovative land- and water-based piling techniques were deployed to tackle leakage along a stretch of the 400-year-old New River in North London while safeguarding local ecology. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering
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Geo Con
Dec 16, 20251 min read


HS2 progresses cut-and-cover tunnel after road realignment
The next stage of excavation work on High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) longest cut-and-cover tunnel is set to begin after the realignment of a local road in Northamptonshire. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering
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Geo Con
Dec 15, 20251 min read


‘The landfill tax U-turn is a reprieve but the real work on materials circularity starts now’
The government’s withdrawal of proposed landfill tax changes underscores the urgent need for coherent national policy on soils, clearer regulation to support circularity, and stronger integration of material considerations into planning. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering
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Geo Con
Dec 12, 20251 min read


Bridgewater Canal embankment restoration enters next phase with SLR appointment
Stabilisation of a canal embankment in Cheshire that breached a year ago is nearly complete, with SLR Consulting overseeing the design and project management of the next phase of reinstatement works. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering
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Geo Con
Dec 11, 20251 min read


Tunnelling contractors appointed to Shetland islands fixed link project
LNS, Bemo Tunnelling and Strabag have been appointed to carry out the next phase of work on proposals to connect Shetland’s islands with fixed links, including tunnels. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering
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Geo Con
Dec 10, 20251 min read


Foundation work progresses on TRU East as Van Elle installs piles
Piling works are underway on the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) East as part of the overhead line foundation works package. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering
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Geo Con
Dec 9, 20251 min read


‘Record breaking’ TBM sought for Lower Thames Crossing tunnel
Procurement has started for a 16.4m wide tunnel boring machine (TBM) for National Highways’ Lower Thames Crossing, after the government committed £891M to the scheme in the Autumn Budget. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering
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Geo Con
Dec 8, 20251 min read


Nominations now open for 2026 Top 20 Women in Ground Engineering
Nominations are now open for GE magazine's 2026 Top 20 Women in Ground Engineering initiative. Click here for full article Source & Image - Ground Engineering
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Geo Con
Dec 5, 20251 min read
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