Infrastructure News – Page 141
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NewsHighways Agency overspends on contracts
Report reveals above-inflation maintenance payments and not enough monitoring of cost and quality
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NewsClean coal power hit by decision to postpone plants
Delays feared for new wave of 'clean' coal-fired power stations as two large schemes held up
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NewsConstruction Bill amendment frees up PFI lending
Last-minute amendment as bill passed by Commons will reduce investment risk for PFI consortiums
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NewsCrossrail spend £3bn by next election
Scale of expenditure by next election makes cancelling Crossrail less attractive to an incoming government
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NewsTransport for London slashes capital programme
Mayor takes 'difficult decision' to scale back improvements and raise fares in face of huge financial pressures
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NewsCrossrail route could extend further east
Land required for extension beyond Abbey Wood terminus to be safeguarded from any alternative use
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NewsSisk wins £39m civils contract for Pembroke power station
Contractor appointed to build substructure for new 2,000MW gas-fired power station
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NewsChief exec chosen for new Infrastructure Planning Commission
Former banker John Saunders will head fast-track planning body for major projects
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NewsVideo: Keith Clarke on China, energy security and backing renewables
Atkins’ chief executive says the challenge of global warming can only be met by engineering
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NewsPostponing Crossrail an 'attractive option' for next government
Finance expert warns GLA that rail link could fall victim to cost-cutting
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NewsScottish power station suffers setback
Danish firm DONG Energy withdrawal scuppers project at Hunterston in Ayrshire
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NewsBAA vs Obama: who's the best project manager?
Terminal 1 team to battle it out against president's campaign team for international award
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NewsUK needs £200bn energy investment
Ofgem warns consumer bills may rise by 25% over next 10 years to ensure climate change targets are met
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NewsYorkshire power plant to bag £165m 'clean coal' grant
Hatfield colliery set to beat E.ON's Kingsnorth plant to European Commission funding
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NewsNational Grid to spend '£10bn' on network upgrade
… as Ministry of Defence looks outside current partnering arrangements for £2.5bn programme
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NewsTories vow to bring urgency to nuclear programme
Fears raised that foreign utilities giants may back out unless new-build plans are stepped up
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NewsAtkins scoops £200m Somerset roads job
Five-year road maintenance contract will start in April next year
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NewsE.ON puts £1.5bn Kingsnorth power station on hold
Energy giant says Kent plant will not be needed until 2016 due to falling demand for power
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NewsCarillion on track to increase turnover
Construction giant tells City it will make a profit and reduce debt despite fall in UK building work
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NewsConservatives reiterate commitment to scrapping Heathrow expansion
Shadow transport secretary says there is 'no doubt whatsoever' there will be no third runway at the airport if the party is elected