Transport For London To Further Invest In Bridge And Tunnel Repair
An extra £245m is being invested into London’s ageing transport infrastructure over the next five years, to repair several key tunnels and bridges.
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ExoLeaf® Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete column strengthening – Elmer Approach, Southend-on-Sea
ExoLeaf® Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete The redevelopment of 9-11 Elmer Approach in Southend-on-Sea required two additional floors to be added to the existing 10-storey building as part of its transformation into a 108 room hotel. To facilitate the…
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VINCI UK Foundation in 2020
The VINCI UK Foundation has continued its fight against social exclusion in 2020 with a new round of grants for local charities that strengthen communities and improve access to employment, housing and mobility for society’s most disadvantaged. The Foundation has…
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Work begins on M5 Golden Valley Bridge refurbishment scheme
Highways England’s Golden Valley Bridge refurbishment scheme has commenced. Freyssinet is providing temporary works design, concrete repairs, post-tensioning special inspection (PTSI) site surveys and investigation, bridge bearing supply and replacement, cathodic protection, hydro demolition and reinstatement of ballast walls and…
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Freyssinet awarded contract for Glasgow Subway tunnel lining improvements works
Freyssinet has been awarded a contract by Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) to carry out tunnel lining improvements works as part of the modernisation of Glasgow Subway. The five-year contract will see Freyssinet deliver specialist works including the infilling of…
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Freyssinet awarded role on Network Rail SBC Framework
Freyssinet has been awarded a role on the Network Rail Southern Buildings and Civils (SBC) Framework Lot 5 Metallic Structures. Network Rail has selected contractors to deliver a range of works in southern England as part of a £200m framework,…
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Bridges Set To Be Demolished Or Replaced In Rail Widening Project
A scheme to widen the railway in Huddersfield is going to involve considerable changes to the rail network in this part of the country.
Study Considers Bridge Between Scotland And Northern Ireland
A national review is to look at feasibility study into whether a tunnel or bridge crossing the Irish Sea between Northern Ireland and Scotland is possible.
Industry Welcomes Initiative To Fast-Track Transport Projects
The transport secretary has announcement a £360 million fund to level up and ‘build back better’ in the UK following the coronavirus pandemic.
£5.7million Renewal For Boulderstones Railway Bridge In Crewe
Network Rail is investing an enormous £5.7million as part of Britain’s Railway Upgrade Plan to replace ‘Boulderstones Bridge’ in Crewe.