Spending Review: £10bn for rail projects, £23bn for HS2, promise of Northern Powerhouse Rail
This post was originally published on this site The government has announced the conclusion of its Spending Review and allocated tens of billions of pounds…
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Nuclear decommissioning budget increased despite fears of cuts, but efficiencies sought
This post was originally published on this site The budget of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has been increased by the Spending Review despite fears…
VolkerRail secures £20M contract to upgrade North West signalling structures
This post was originally published on this site VolkerRail has been awarded a £19.9M contract to renew signalling structures across the North West of England,…
£690M project to upgrade transmission infrastructure on Isle of Skye approved
This post was originally published on this site The Scottish Government has granted consent for a significant infrastructure project aimed at upgrading the electricity transmission…
First advanced modular reactor design accepted into UK regulatory process
This post was originally published on this site Advanced modular reactor (AMR) developer newcleo has become the first to have its technology accepted into the…
Government to implement new AI tool to speed up historic planning document assessments
This post was originally published on this site The UK government has announced it will be rolling out a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool to…
Plan set for £100M Cardiff Crossrail tram services to commence in 2028
This post was originally published on this site Cardiff Council has said it is on track to launch the first phase of the Cardiff Crossrail…
HS2 to ordered pay £319k to consultant who was fired after raising cost concerns
This post was originally published on this site An employment tribunal has ordered High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd to pay £319,000 to a former consultant…
‘A good bet’: Sector reacts to £113bn of commitments to infrastructure in Spending Review
This post was originally published on this site Voices from across the engineering sector have welcomed the significant infrastructure funding commitments from the government’s Spending…
Volunteer home guard to defend critical national infrastructure ‘fanciful’, experts argue
This post was originally published on this site With the news the UK is proposing to form a volunteer home guard as part of the…