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Geotechnical, design contracts awarded for mega Queensland pumped hydro scheme
Twin Hills Engineering and Drilling will carry out geotechnical investigation works and the GHD, Mott MacDonald and Stantec joint venture...
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Geo Con
Jun 22, 20231 min read


Implenia lands major civils contracts on Swiss transport projects
Swiss construction company Implenia has been awarded contracts to make improvements to a motorway junction in Zürich and to build a...
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Geo Con
Jun 21, 20231 min read


Snowy Hydro tunnelling could restart next month if environmental approvals granted
Boring on the main tunnel of the Snowy Hydro 2.0 hydropower project in Australia could restart at the end of July if the government...
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Jun 21, 20231 min read


HS2 Euston station to be made ‘more affordable’, says government
The UK government remains concerned about the increasing costs to complete the first phase of High Speed 2 (HS2), as it laid out plans to...
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Jun 20, 20231 min read


UK’s first operational deep geothermal plant turned on
The UK’s first deep geothermal heating plant in 37 years was switched on yesterday (19 June) at the Eden Project in Cornwall and is now...
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Jun 20, 20231 min read


Veidekke wins another Oslo metro extension tunnel contract
Norwegian construction group Veidekke will carry out tunnelling and foundations work on the Majorstuen to Skøyen section of the Fornebu...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read


Flood damaged West Highland Line expected to reopen today
Network Rail Scotland expected to fully reopen the West Highland Line this morning after its teams continued to work on repairs over the...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read


Bam Ritchies and WSP complete M5 geotechnical slope survey with rope access
A Bam Ritchies and WSP team has undertaken surveying above M5 Wynhol Viaduct in Somerset, as part of National Highways’ slope maintenance...
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Jun 16, 20231 min read


HS2: SCS finishes excavation and piling on Hillingdon ‘green tunnel’ portal
The Skanska, Costain and Strabag joint venture, together with subcontractor Kilnbridge, has completed works on the Copthall cut and cover...
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Jun 16, 20231 min read


No funding available to fix landslide hit Somerset road, council says
A road that suffered two landslides in 2021 will remain closed indefinitely because it will be too expensive to make safe, Somerset...
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Geo Con
Jun 15, 20231 min read
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