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Scotland’s Railway invites bids for £900M civils framework
Scotland's Railway has invited contractors to tender for a £900M framework that covers the delivery of railway structures renewals,...
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Geo Con
Jul 10, 20231 min read


HS2: Report slams vague plans for Euston station and cost overruns
The UK Government “still does not know what it is trying to achieve” at High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Euston station and must reset the project...
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Geo Con
Jul 10, 20231 min read


Podcast: Environmental sustainability and carbon reduction
Breaking Ground’s latest episode discusses how geotechnical businesses can drive environmental sustainability by reducing carbon...
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Geo Con
Jul 10, 20231 min read


Amco Giffen to start work on next phase of Severn Estuary rail resilience programme
Network Rail and its contractor Amco Giffen are prepping for the second phase of a £25M resilience upgrade to protect the rail line...
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Jul 7, 20231 min read


HS2’s Crewe to Manchester leg moves forward with design changes
A second set of proposed changes to the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill, which includes the relocation and redesign of some...
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Geo Con
Jul 6, 20231 min read


Tidal lagoon research projects invited to bid for Welsh government funds
The Welsh Government is making funding of up to £250,000 available for successful research proposals that outline the barriers and...
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Geo Con
Jul 6, 20231 min read


Leeds flood defence scheme construction underway to protect rail infrastructure
Bam Nuttall has started work on a flood defence solution to protect a section of railway by Kirkstall Bridge as part of the second phase...
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Geo Con
Jul 5, 20231 min read


Shoring success on Hastings rail line with value engineered solutions
Network Rail was able to efficiently remediate one of its high risk assets - the landslide-affected Wadhurst cutting - through...
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Geo Con
Jul 5, 20231 min read


Piling for new spillway completed at Toddbrook Reservoir
Work to restore Toddbrook Reservoir in Derbyshire, which suffered a partial collapse in 2019, has passed another milestone with the...
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Geo Con
Jul 4, 20231 min read


Keller stabilises embankment for railway upgrade in Derbyshire
Keller has installed 945 soil nails to stabilise a railway embankment, so that Network Rail can lay a new track later this year between...
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Geo Con
Jul 3, 20231 min read
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