All Infrastructure articles – Page 164
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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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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
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NewsNuclear sector seeks state aid
EDF's call for funding to help nuclear compete with wind casts doubt on commercial strength of sector
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NewsHSE to prosecute Sellafield for nuclear contamination
Criminal proceedings follow investigation into 2007 incident when contractors were exposed to contamination
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NewsSubcontractors to make millions from M25 road deal
Thirty five multi-million pound packages will be let as part of the £1.2bn build cost of widening and improving the M25
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FeaturesSleeping beauty awakes: the St Pancras Midland Grand hotel
The fairy-tale castle that is the Midland Grand hotel has been asleep for a very long time. Now the arrival of the Eurostar has roused it, and it is once again to become the most stylish address in London
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News30-year M25 PFI contract signed
Consortium of Balfour Beatty, Skanska, Atkins and Egis Projects SA will receive £6.2bn for work
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NewsBouygues and Costain vie for nuclear work
Construction firms compete as EDF starts prequalification for two civils packages
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NewsDevelopers cough up only 20% of Crossrail levy
Mayor plans to boost payment of development charge to 30% as consultation launched
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NewsScots complete Europe's biggest on-shore wind farm
Facility that can power 180,000 homes already scheduled for further expansion
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NewsFour firms sought for £2bn motorway framework
Successful bidders will adapt hard shoulders of motorways to accommodate extra traffic during peak periods
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NewsInterserve wins £110m prison job
Isis young offenders' facility will be built inside perimeter of HMP Belmarsh
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NewsBAA set to fight break-up
Airports operator says it will challenge Competition Commission ruling
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NewsCrossrail appoints Thameslink boss programme director
Network Rail's Andrew Mitchell will deputise for chief executive and oversee programme delivery
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NewsSlowdown eases in civils sector
Workloads survey indicates slight decrease in overall rate of order book decline
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NewsDounreay site to get two radioactive waste facilities
Construction at defunct power station site will begin in 2011, with first phase completing in 2014
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NewsWork starts on Crossrail
Piling work on the £15.9bn London rail link started at Canary Wharf this morning
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NewsRefinancing approved for channel tunnel rail link operator
London & Continental Railways will subsequently be sold, possibly to German rail operator
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NewsNetwork Rail boss waives bonus
But other directors fail to follow suit as rail body misses efficiency targets on track renewal