11+ hour, 45+ min ago   (781+ words) 14 Sep, 2026 By Richard Graybrook Airport expansion is about far more than accommodating more passengers. It is an opportunity to build the modern, efficient, resilient, and low-carbon aviation hubs that the UK needs for future growth. The UK is entering a…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (615+ words) 09 Sep, 2026 By Tom Pashby The £46.1M Leeds Station Sustainable Travel Gateway scheme to upgrade the entrance at Leeds City Station has been delayed from September 2025 and only parts of the scheme “could” open in October this year. Leeds City Council said…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (42+ words) New Civil Engineer The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has authorised the opening of the £18.3M new station at Balgray in Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, paving the way for passenger services to begin later this month. Walker Dendle Technical Recruitment...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (519+ words) 08 Sep, 2026 By Tom Pashby Parliament will be able to give ministers the ability to designate certain infrastructure projects as being of critical national importance in order to speed up their delivery. Yesterday (7 September), the Treasury said new chancellor John Healey…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (583+ words) 02 Sep, 2026 By Lee Kenny Construction of the new Saltley Viaduct moved a step closer over the August Bank Holiday weekend after HS2 engineers successfully installed the first section of the new bridge over the Birmingham to Derby railway lines. The original…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (377+ words) 02 Sep, 2026 By Lee Kenny West Midlands Metro has opened a new Operational Control Centre (OCC) at its Wednesbury depot ahead of the launch of the Metro extension between Wednesbury and Dudley town centre later this year. The new control centre…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (617+ words) 01 Sep, 2026 By Belinda Smart Work has started on critical improvements to The Thelwall Viaduct, which carries the M6 across the Manchester Ship Canal and the River Mersey. Starting today, 1 September, National Highways, which described the crossing as ‘iconic’, will be replacing…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (685+ words) 01 Sep, 2026 By Tom Pashby Network Rail and partners have completed their work to clear the derailed carriages from the line at Lewes and has renewed 500m of track, enabling services between Lewes and Haywards Heath to resume today, 1 September. On the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (334+ words) 26 Aug, 2026 By Lee Kenny Railway systems and infrastructure contractor VolkerRail has successfully completed an engineering programme delivered during a 22-day closure of the route into central London, enabling Charing Cross and Waterloo East stations to reopen. Delivered as part of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (280+ words) 26 Aug, 2026 By Lee Kenny Network Rail will carry out essential overhead line and structure renewals between Bethnal Green and Cheshunt/Enfield Town over two consecutive weekends in September. A range of essential work will take place along the Weaver line…...