Infrastructure Focus 鈥� Page 3
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FeaturesNo place like home: Staycations, Part 1
Looking for a vacation without airport stress and high costs? Read the first part of a trip around the UK鈥檚 best holiday destinations
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FeaturesRail infrastructure: Losing track, Part 2
Read the second part of a tour of the UK鈥檚 major planned rail schemes. What are the chances of them hitting the buffers?
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FeaturesRail infrastructure: Losing track, Part 1
Read the first part of a tour of the UK鈥檚 major planned rail schemes. What are the chances of them hitting the buffers?
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Smart vehicles
Connected and autonomous vehicles are expected to lead the next urban transport revolution - transforming urban mobility and the way roads are managed
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FeaturesGarden Bridge: Troubled crossing
Dame Margaret Hodge鈥檚 recent report on the controversial Garden Bridge has highlighted the question of whether the mayor of London should pull the plug on the project
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FeaturesIs nuclear in meltdown?
Work on Hinkley C鈥檚 construction may be about to start but hopes for a whole new fleet of power stations are at risk after a 鈥榗risis鈥� in market confidence triggered by EDF鈥檚 Hinkley delivery problems
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Digital Railway programme
A look at the challenges the Digital Railway programme faces, and how they can be overcome by good management, supply chain collaboration and a strong investment case
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FeaturesAutumn Statement: Hit and miss
Last week鈥檚 Autumn Statement trumpeted an extra 拢1.4bn for 40,000 affordable homes, but is the government set to miss its own target?
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FeaturesSo near and yet so far鈥�
Setting up the National Infrastructure Commission was seen as a sign of the government鈥檚 commitment to getting rail, power and other major schemes built
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FeaturesUK airports timeline: Half a century of political indecision
Today鈥檚 government decision to back a third runway at Heathrow comes after nearly 50 years of debate about where to expand airport capacity in the South-east
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FeaturesState of play: London
Sadiq Khan has proved himself a pragmatist - a quality he鈥檒l need to address the capital鈥檚 major built environment challenges
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Railway stations
Ciara Walker and David Rowlinson of Arcadis consider the challenges involved in designing and building railway stations in complex operational environments, and balancing stakeholders鈥� competing objectives
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FeaturesThe North goes south
The idea of establishing a northern powerhouse has lost a powerful supporter with the departure of chancellor George Osborne. Is there the will and momentum now in Whitehall to keep the project going?
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FeaturesHow Theresa May can avoid a construction recession
In these days of lightning fast political changes, and possibly dire economic prospects, prime minister Theresa May has to hit the ground running if she is to prevent construction slipping into another recession
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FeaturesPlanes, trains and automobiles
George Osborne is famously a fan of infrastructure - but is he putting his money where his mouth is?
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Smart motorways
Smart motorways could solve rising traffic volumes and congestion in the UK, and have led to Highways England finding an extra third of capacity in our existing motorway network
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FeaturesTfL: Branching out
Transport for London鈥檚 plans to develop some 75 sites will make it one of the capital鈥檚 biggest developers. Here it names the partners for its 拢3.6bn development framework
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FeaturesHinkley Point C: Shovels at the ready 鈥�
Construction firms have been poised to build Hinkley Point C since 2007. But nine years later the decision on whether to invest in the 拢18bn project has yet to be taken
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FeaturesInfrastructure: Tunnelling
Significant investment in rail, water and energy infrastructure will drive a strong pipeline in tunnelling for the next decade across the UK. The design and engineering of tunnels can mitigate their impact and optimise construction
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FeaturesInfrastructure: Hitting home
In the first of a series of articles leading up to the 精东影视 Live conference, Joey Gardiner reports on the opportunities in infrastructure