Despite decades of traffic congestion and tailbacks at the Brynglas Tunnels and detrimental impacts on the economy of Wales, its communities and the surrounding environment, speculation that the Welsh Government have been preparing the ground to cancel the project has now been confirmed and the relief road to the M4 at Newport will not go
Leading bodies from business, environment and professional institutions have today set out key assurances needed from Government to put sustainability at the heart of the UK’s economic model. Published as part of the Broadway Initiative, the assurances set out the key elements needed for a clear and coherent Environment Act that gives society strategic predictability
Civils contractors have said that the contenders to replace Theresa May as UK Prime Minister must back existing investment plans for UK infrastructure to secure the economy. The Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) has raised concerns that Mrs May’s Government has failed to deliver on its infrastructure investment plans, and that widespread delays to projects
Leading construction firms have teamed up with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) to produce practical tools designed to prevent modern slavery and labour exploitation on building sites. The package includes a presentation for new starters which will be shown at the end of Health and Safety inductions, along with complementary posters on spotting
The companies who build the UK’s infrastructure have seen workloads slow at a faster pace than at any point since the last recession as widespread delays to projects start to bite. The UK Government has regularly touted its commitment to invest in infrastructure, promoting a pipeline of more than £600 billion of investment in more
The Government has today published the first progress report of its landmark 25 Year Environment Plan indicating that, in the first year alone, 90% of the plan’s actions have been delivered or are being progressed. Launched in January 2018, the 25 Year Environment Plan sets out how the UK will improve the environment over a
Following on from its Airport Expansion Consultation One last year and the Airspace and Future Operations Consultation earlier this year, Heathrow have now announced the next stage of consultation on its expansion plans. On Tuesday 18 June 2019 Heathrow will launch the statutory Airport Expansion Consultation which will run for twelve and a half weeks
The UK’s national mapping body, the Ordnance Survey (OS), has partnered with Intel subsidiary Mobileye to map the UK’s roadside infrastructure. The ambitious project aims to provide precise, accurate data to multiple sectors on road networks and associated infrastructure across the UK. Fleets of vehicles provided by Northumbrian Water Group will be fitted with Mobileye 8 Connect,
Self-driving trucks which could help speed up roadworks are being tested for the first time in England on the UK’s biggest road upgrade, Highways England’s improvement of the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon. The dump trucks, which move huge amounts of earth, have the potential to work around the clock, so could help reduce the
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has published its business plan for 2019-2021 and said that it has listened to industry’s demands for the plan to become more strategic and better focused. The plan sets out solutions to what CITB has identified as the “Big Six” skills challenges facing the UK’s construction industry. These are: Ensuring
