Infrastructure – Page 96
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NewsNetwork Rail capital spending up 10%
Network Rail’s capital spending increased by almost 10% in 2012 to over £5bn
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NewsPay deal agreed for Hinkley project workers
Workers on the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project will be guaranteed pay of £13 an hour
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NewsThameslink's £3.6bn upgrade back on budget
Public spending watchdog says Network Rail has managed to arrest ballooning costs of £1.7bn phase two of Thameslink programme
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NewsCostain wins place on £200m TfL framework
Contract among four to be appointed to carry out structural work cross the capital
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NewsThousand tonne bridge moved into place in Nottingham
Watch a timelapse film of a 1,100 tonne bridge being manoeuvred into position over a live railway line in Nottingham
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NewsCrossrail tunnelling machine reaches Canary Wharf
Breakthrough into the station box hailed as a milestone for the project
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NewsAnti-HS2 campaigners to appeal legal case
HS2 Action Alliance reaches funding target to progress with appeal on enviromental grounds
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NewsConsultants line up for £331m London tube upgrade
Exclusive: Three consortiums vying for seven-year package that will bypass main contractors
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NewsKier and FCC tipped for £600m Mersey Gateway
Kier and FCC consortium emerges as favourite for £600m Mersey Gateway bridge
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NewsUK most attractive for infrastructure investment
But report warns government austerity remains a “signficant barrier
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NewsIMF joins critics of Help to Buy
International Monetary Fund warns Help to Buy is likely to inflate house prices and calls for boost to infrastructure spending
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NewsJapanese contractors in frame for £10bn Horizon nuclear job
Exclusive: Horizon boss says he has “not ruled out” Japanese rather than UK firms for Wylfa power station
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NewsBidders for £1.5bn Scottish Water job revealed
Mace, Carillion, Morgan Sindall, Atkins and Balfour Beatty among the members of six consortia in the race
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NewsMiliband policy adviser backs Heathrow expansion
Lord Adonis tells BCO conference that Heathrow expansion is the ‘only credible option’ for solving airport capacity crunch
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NewsUK business 'needs better infrastructure'
Chair of Port of London Authority tells BCO conference that improving the UK’s transport infrastructure is vital
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NewsNetwork Rail revamps contractor league table
Rail body makes changes to contractor ranking system after pressure from firms
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NewsBalfour wins £77m Aussie rail job
Contract is first won under the infrastructure giant’s new country structure
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NewsWatchdog slams 'flawed' HS2 business case
National Audit Office says business case for high speed rail line has numerous flaws
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NewsThames Water confirms £3bn framework firms
Thames Water confirms two consortia including firms Balfour Beatty, Skanska, Costain and Atkins have won places on its £3bn AMP6 framework