News and analysis
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General election 2017
Political uncertainty continues as Theresa May calls snap general election for 8 June
As Theresa May calls a surprise general election for Thursday 8 June, we consider the implications.Read more -
Airport expansion
Expand regional airports not just Heathrow, says new report
A new report calls for the expansion of Britain's regional airports to address chronic overcapacity problems.Read more -
Roads
AECOM wins eight-year contract for A303 improvements scheme
Highways England appoints AECOM as technical partner to upgrade the eight-mile Amesbury to Berwick Down stretch of the A303 near Stonehenge.Read more -
Crossrail 2
Councils unite to call on government to give full backing for Crossrail 2
Further support for Crossrail 2 as London and south east councils call on the government to back the project.Read more -
FIDIC 2017
FIDIC 2017 - an opportunity to look beyond Europe to international markets
FIDIC's annual conference in Jakarta promises to be a valuable and inspiring event for the global consultancy and engineering community.Read more -
Programme Management
Contracts - separating the legal woods from the legal trees
There are key steps to take in avoiding disputes, both before and after the contract is signed.Read more -
Infrastructure Planning
Squeezing capacity out of Britain’s roads and railways
Learning how to exploit spare capacity in infrastructure could help to solve some of the big economic and social challenges the nation faces.Read more -
Bridges
Garden Bridge Trust to hold make or break talks with mayor’s office
Garden Bridge Trust to hold last ditch talks with the mayor of London in a bid to save the project.Read more -
Flooding
First self-activating flood barrier installed in New York
UK Flood Barriers introduces world-leading British technology to the US flood mitigation sector.Read more -
Rail
Balfour Beatty wins £16m contract to redevelop Glasgow Queen Street Station
Redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street will see demolition of platform buildings and the construction of a new operations building.Read more -
Autonomous vehicles
AECOM-led consortium wins £4.2m funding for autonomous vehicles pilot scheme
Funding for pilot scheme will accelerate the race to develop connected and autonomous vehicles.Read more -
Green energy
Mott MacDonald to support smart energy innovation projects
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy appoints Mott MacDonald to help deliver smart energy programe.Read more -
Roads
Preferred route for new Lower Thames Crossing announced
The government has decided on a preferred route for a new multi-billion pound Lower Thames Crossing between Essex and Kent.Read more -
Company news
Shan Li joins Sweco in London as new transport modeller
sweco strengthens transport modelling capability with key appointment in its London team.Read more -
High Speed Rail
HS2 launches hunt for stations designers and Euston development partner
The hunt is on for designers to deliver four ambitious and iconic new HS2 stations and the redevelopment of Euston.Read more -
Roads
Costain wins £6m A40 Westway refurbishment contract
Transport for London selects Costain for investigation works and refurbishment of A40 Westway dual carriageway and Marylebone flyover.Read more -
Devolution
Mott MacDonald appointed on Greater Cambridge City Deal framework
Motts win four-year framework to help deliver significant transport improvements in Cambridge city region.Read more -
Housing
AECOM to help deliver innovative homes factory in Silvertown
Up to 3,000 homes to be delivered from an onsite facility in east London.Read more -
Bridges
London's Garden Bridge should be scrapped, says Hodge review
The project to build a 'garden' bridge across the Thames in London should be scrapped, a review has found.Read more -
Airport expansion
Stansted Airport gets planning permission for new £130m terminal
Stansted Airport's transformation takes another step forward as planning is granted for a new arrivals building.Read more