All Infrastructure articles – Page 163
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NewsHigh-speed rail link could cost taxpayers £8bn
Transport secretary says half of London to Manchester line’s funding would come from public purse
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FeaturesThe big push: getting materials to the 2012 Olympic site
The Olympic team is using every means possible to get the vast amounts of materials it needs into its hemmed-in east London site: roads, railways, and now the River Thames. Thomas Lane reports on a grand offensive
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NewsUK's fastest domestic train takes first trip
140mph train from St Pancras to Ashford is seen as first in new generation of high-speed trains
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NewsMouchel cuts back on rail after missing framework
Consultant says it will 'substantially exit' the rail sector as it warns results will be below expectations
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NewsCrossrail appoints construction enforcer
David Bennett's job as implementation director will be to ensure major projects meet budget and time deadlines
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NewsOpen Beeching lines says rail group
Train operators say 14 new lines could be created in £500m expansion of rail network
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NewsFive contractors picked for £400m roads framework
Interserve, Carillion, Birse Civils, a BAM Nuttall and Hanson JV, and a Costain JV with Lafarge Aggregates appointed by Highways Agency
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NewsMetronet blamed for loss of up to £410m of taxpayer cash
National Audit Office highlights impact of upgrades not being completed to original timescales
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NewsParsons Brinckerhoff wins East London Line design work
Consultant will draw up initital designs for what would be final link in an orbital railway around central London
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NewsNetwork Rail to retender £700m framework deal
Shake-up of design and engineering list comes amid increasing concerns over framework deals
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NewsSpending chiefs to speak at healthcare conference
Industry leaders will discuss delivery, best practice and tendering at Building event on 17 and 18 June
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NewsBAA denies T5 foundation problems
Airports operator denies media reports that movement of ground beneath terminal is causing cracks
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NewsDownsize threat to £30bn tube upgrade
PPP regulator may resort to funding review to resolve dispute between Tube Lines and TfL
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NewsArup and Atkins scoop first Crossrail station design job
First design contracts let for Crossrail go to Arup/Atkins JV, Mott MacDonald and Capita
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NewsFriendly bus station falls on Slough
Bblur’s exciting new design ensures Berkshire town is on the architecture map
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News£1bn green power station two years behind schedule
Industry fears carbon capture pilot delay will affect wider coal-fired power station programme
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NewsM25 upgrade to provide work pipeline worth millions
Roads contractors will get millions of pounds of work from the 30-year £6.2bn deal to upgrade the M25, the chief of the group completing the project has said
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NewsLiverpool bids for rail independence
Liverpool’s public transport body, Merseytravel, is petitioning the government for control over commissioning track and signalling for its Merseyrail Electrics network, which is currently under the control of Network Rail
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Comment
Burning questions: Waste disposal strategies
Paul Mansouri and Mark Berry As Costain’s £398m waste project in Manchester confirmed, muck and brass are as linked as ever. The link between muck and renewable fuel is more recent
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NewsRailways 'must double in size' within 30 years
Train operators warn of urgent need to build extra lines to cope with forecast passenger boom