Infrastructure News – Page 150
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NewsMilton demands £100m for Barking rail link
The deputy mayor of London is seeking £100m of “financial assurance” from the government to kickstart a stalled transport scheme vital to the regeneration of the Thames Gateway
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NewsRail upgrade cost millions in compensation to train operators
Spiralling costs of West Coast Mainline extension proves building new lines is cheaper, says minister in support of high-speed link
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News£68m spent on consultants for M25 widening
Preparation work for motorway widening has already cost millions but project yet to start
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News'UK's greenest healthcare building' breaks ground
£300m new building at Great Ormond Street will offset more than 20,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year
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NewsRoundabout deal unlocks Elephant scheme
Southwark council and TfL agree roundabout revamp that was holding up regeneration improvements
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NewsEU to give Eastern Europe €25bn more recovery aid
Leaders also commit to €5bn extra funding for construction of energy and broadband infrastructure
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NewsTfL slammed for secrecy and lack of accountability
Scrutiny committe rainses questions about £1.4bn budget shortfall as transport organsation is criticised for 'transparency deficit'
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NewsBAA ordered to sell Gatwick and Stansted
Airport operator may query Competition Commission's ruling to sell two London airports in tough market
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NewsHigh-speed rail line to Scotland planned
Transport minister instructs High Speed 2 chairman to research ‘crucial’ scheme
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NewsPainting the Forth Bridge to end in 2011
Network Rail develop paint which lasts for 30 years to complete famous “never-ending” task
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NewsSteven Norris recants Crossrail scepticism
New funding deals and government assurances convince former mayoral candidate that rail link will go ahead
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NewsInvestor found for Thames Gateway waste plant
Waste management firm Cyclamax will build 100,000 tonne capacity plant in Dagenham
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NewsRail union warns of safety hazards from delayed works
Whistleblowers identify 200 locations and 1,000 jobs under threat from deferred maintenance work
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NewsLondon station improvements put on hold
Transport for London puts contract tenders on ice as it suspends over half its refurbishment schemes
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NewsCarillion profit leaps 55% thanks to public and Middle East work
Turnover also up 32% in full-year results, while firm is named likely winner of £1.6bn PPP Bristol health scheme
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NewsCrossrail to give £1.2bn boost to South-east economy
Study calculates major transport and productivity benefits across the region, with some London boroughs gaining £60m a year
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NewsLondon Underground chief Tim O'Toole quits
Labour blames mayor, saying Johnson 'clearly cannot hold together the world-class team London needs'
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NewsPublic work boosts profit at Morgan Sindall
Contractor reports 15% rise in full-year profit on back of increased public work but warns of 'challenging' year ahead
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NewsCarillion wins £144m hospital expansion in Ontario
Contractor's PPP win will be its fourth Canadian hospital project