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Ground improvement: Cross passage freezing in the Silvertown Tunnel
Engineers working on the Silvertown Tunnel in East London have used ground freezing to excavate several cross passages for the twin bore...
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Dec 6, 20231 min read


National Grid goes to market with £12.8bn HVDC civils framework
National Grid is looking to establish a high voltage direct current (HVDC) major works and civils framework that will enable the...
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Dec 5, 20231 min read


Emergency work begins to stabilise ‘precarious’ railway cutting in Surrey
Network Rail is carrying out urgent repairs to stabilise a railway cutting in Surrey after significant cracks up to 1m deep appeared in...
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Dec 4, 20231 min read


Lower Thames Crossing boss says UK megaprojects face delays due to planning hurdles
While the tunnelling contract for the £9bn Lower Thames Crossing is soon to be awarded, the project’s executive director has said that UK...
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Dec 1, 20231 min read


Revised ICE Manual of Geotechnical Engineering published
Emerald Publishing has released a new edition of the ICE Manual of Geotechnical Engineering, which includes the latest guidance documents...
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Nov 30, 20231 min read


Dubai’s Metro Blue Line project given go-ahead
The ruler of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates has approved a new 30km long metro line in Dubai that will be partly tunnelled and will...
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Nov 28, 20231 min read


Work begins on underpass for Bristol Temple Meads rail station’s new £23M entrance
Bam Nuttall has begun construction on an underpass for the Eastern Entrance to Bristol Temple Meads station. Click here for full article...
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Nov 24, 20231 min read


Geothermal Engineering to produce ‘zero carbon’ lithium in Cornwall
Geothermal Engineering has announced plans to produce large amounts of the UK’s first “zero carbon” lithium from geothermal wells in...
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Nov 23, 20231 min read


Geotechnical surveys completed for Scottish floating offshore wind farm
Fugro and Ocean Infinity have finished geotechnical investigations on the Ossian floating offshore wind farm off the east coast of...
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Nov 21, 20231 min read


Emergency sheet piling completed at Aycliffe landslide site on East Coast Main Line
Network Rail and contractor Construction Marine have installed piles to stabilise an embankment at Aycliffe following a landslide earlier...
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Geo Con
Nov 20, 20231 min read
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