Transport for Wales has issued a tender notice seeking a qualified contractor to undertake a significant package of complex track works and associated level boarding improvements on its Core Valley Lines network, focusing on Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Bay stations Full story:

The City of London Corporation has marked a construction milestone at Salisbury Square with a “topping out” ceremony for a major new courts building that is intended to increase capacity in the UK criminal justice system against fraud, economic and cyber crime Full story: buff.ly/7IHhnJx

Op-ed: The Cunliffe Report offers the water industry a data roadmap towards a more predictive future ✒️ Mitsubishi Electric – Automation Systems UK business development group manager David Bean Read on:

Balfour Beatty has been appointed to carry out initial civil engineering and building works on the Netherton Hub, a major onshore element of SSEN Transmission’s Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) Offshore Framework Full story: buff.ly/7iV0qau

The government’s decision to grant a DCO to Gatwick Airport to bring its second runway into regular use has drawn polarising views between those who say it is important for the UK economy and those concerned about the environmental impact it will have Full story: buff.ly/s2ABOFb

UK Power Networks (UKPN), Cadent and SGN (Scotia Gas Networks) have collaborated to launch a new simplified process for local authorities to be able to request connections to electricity and gas grids Full story:

The timeline for refurbishing the Gallows Corner flyover has slipped with no new date set for reopening the junction, which shows “an apparent disregard for the daily lives of the people of Romford and the wider area” according to the local MP Full story:

A consortium between Vinci subsidiary Cobra IS and fellow Spanish firm Elecnor has won a €1.77bn (£1.54bn) contract to build the electrification works for the Rail Baltica project across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Full story: buff.ly/VhUdzD0

In July, we joined National Grid president of strategic infrastructure Carl Trowell during his visit at Waltham Cross substation in North London, where overhead lines are being upgraded and the substation is being expanded as part of the North London Reinforcement project Interview: buff.ly/VWYgQMc

The UK’s uncertainty around a disposal option for nuclear waste critically undermines its grand ambitions to deploy fleets of small modular reactors (SMRs), campaigners have told NCE Full story:

Inside the challenges encountered in delivering the new Camp Hill line railway We spoke to Transport for West Midlands, West Midlands Rail Executive and VolkerFitzpatrick to learn all about it Full story:

A delay of around 18 months to the completion of the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel between Denmark and Germany has been confirmed following issues with the element submersion vessel, the trench depth and conflicts over noise Full story:

Costain Group has finished a programme of critical refurbishment works on the A40 Westway for Transport for London Full story:

On site robotic drilling trial in Newcastle reveals productivity benefits and potential for future operations We spoke to Taylor Woodrow and VINCI Construction to learn more Full story:

An MP has proposed establishment of a body to improve co-ordination between Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) in a local area after seeing the “cumulative impact” of numerous energy projects on the Suffolk coast Full story:

The previous government cancelled HS2 North and slashed Northern Powerhouse Rail, but the need for improved rail connections in the north of England can’t be ignored, so local authorities are piecing together the plans themselves Full story:

Nuclear power plant developers have told NCE they hope to build more than 20 small modular reactors (SMRs), including advanced modular reactors (AMRs), in the UK by the mid-2030s Full story:

The Department for Transport indefinitely paused the final phase of the South West Rail Resilience Programme after rejecting all solutions put forward by Network Rail, it has been revealed Full story:

A £2bn sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant planned for Teesside has moved a step closer to reality after Saudi Arabian investor الفنار alfanar confirmed its commitment to the project Full story:

The phase out of Russian uranium from the UK nuclear sector has been brought forward from 2030 to 2028 as part of the Technology Prosperity Deal agreed between the UK and US Governments Full story:

Plans for a new hydrogen power station at the former coal-fired Ferrybridge site in West Yorkshire have entered a statutory consultation phase, @sse.com has announced Full story: buff.ly/yhKdoEc

Work is set to begin on a £41.8M upgrade of two key roads in north Nottinghamshire after the region secured government backing Full story:

The UK’s uncertainty around a disposal option for nuclear waste critically undermines its grand ambitions to deploy fleets of small modular reactors (SMRs), campaigners have told NCE Full story:

US president Donald Trump told the government to “drill, baby, drill” during his state visit to the UK, which has prompted informed responses from energy and finance experts Full story:

For the first time, Italy and Austria are directly linked beneath the Alps: engineers have completed a continuous exploratory tunnel of the Brenner Base Tunnel, a landmark step in construction of what will be the world’s longest underground railway connection Full story:

US-based engineering and services firm Amentum has announced plans to recruit 3,000 staff in the UK over the next four years, citing growth in new nuclear projects and defence contracts Full story:

Inside the challenges encountered in delivering the new Camp Hill line railway We spoke to Transport for West Midlands, West Midlands Rail Executive and VolkerFitzpatrick to learn all about it Full story: buff.ly/ABuftEv

Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee has officially expressed disapproval that the government’s monitoring and regulation of highly pollutive highways runoff remains substandard Full story: buff.ly/T2DVA1Q

Engineers say Bransty tunnel on the Cumbrian Coast Line will remain closed until spring 2026 after uncovering historic mine workings that require substantial strengthening of the tunnel floor Full story:

🚨 NEW ISSUE OUT NOW 🚨 Take a look at October's issue of NCE Read now: buff.ly/FeTUExH Featuring: 📌 A future rail plan for the North of England? 📌 Inside the troubles of the Camp Hill Line 📌 On site robotic drilling trial success in Newcastle

Op-ed: A preventative approach is vital for water resilience ✒️ Metasphere chief executive Lau Pinholt Jensen Read on: buff.ly/sviDlRF

The government has been called upon to create a national artificial intelligence (AI) energy efficiency strategy in the next 18 months as the House of Lords questioned the potential demands the influx of data centres could have on the UK’s grid Full story:

Dumfries and Galloway Council has awarded a £37.5M contract to McLaughlin & Harvey for the Whitesands Project, an ambitious flood protection scheme Full story: buff.ly/UZbhNsj

A delay of around 18 months to the completion of the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel between Denmark and Germany has been confirmed following issues with the element submersion vessel, the trench depth and conflicts over noise Full story:

Costain has finished a programme of critical refurbishment works on the A40 Westway for Transport for London Full story: buff.ly/EpcXu8U

On site robotic drilling trial in Newcastle reveals productivity benefits and potential for future operations We spoke to Taylor Woodrow and Vinci Construction to learn more Full story: buff.ly/LdJgAHu

A debate in the House of Commons has revealed the “outrageous” discrepancy in transport spending between regions of the UK Full story: buff.ly/gomxr9N

The promoter of the Wash tidal barrage project, which would connect Gibraltar Point near Skegness in Lincolnshire to Hunstanton in Norfolk, is aiming to apply for a development consent order (DCO) next month Full story: buff.ly/K66l9iy

The winners of the Inspiring Women in Construction & Engineering Awards 2025 have been revealed in a gala ceremony in London Full story: buff.ly/h1ebZkV

Google has opened a new data centre in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, part of a wider two‑year £5bn investment in the UK announced by the company Full story:

An MP has proposed establishment of a body to improve co-ordination between Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) in a local area after seeing the “cumulative impact” of numerous energy projects on the Suffolk coast Full story: buff.ly/tVyEiz8

Network Rail Wales & Western has opened preliminary market engagement for a new framework agreement focussed on civil examinations of earthworks assets Full story:

The UK government has calculated that nationalising the water sector would cost around £100bn, but this has been disputed by analysts at @cmmonwealth.bsky.social who argue the government has powers to do it at a far lower cost Full story: buff.ly/knWquLB

A refurbished depot in Bletchley has been completed to accommodate a new fleet of electric trains, signalling a key step in upgrading services on parts of the West Coast Main Line Full story: buff.ly/m3oIOzR

The previous government cancelled HS2 North and slashed Northern Powerhouse Rail, but the need for improved rail connections in the north of England can’t be ignored, so local authorities are piecing together the plans themselves Full story: buff.ly/9oo6xut

Nuclear power plant developers have told NCE they hope to build more than 20 small modular reactors (SMRs), including advanced modular reactors (AMRs), in the UK by the mid-2030s Full story:

The Department for Transport indefinitely paused the final phase of the South West Rail Resilience Programme after rejecting all solutions put forward by Network Rail, it has been revealed Full story: buff.ly/skdTOwV

A major coastal scheme on the Humber Estuary has created 250ha of new habitat while strengthening flood defences for communities and industry Full story:

The Environment Agency has expressed concern as the average reservoir level across the UK is more than 25% lower than the organisation expected it to be at this time of year Full story:

Major restoration works on a 160-year-old railway viaduct in the Peak District have been completed, securing the structure’s role in carrying freight traffic from four Derbyshire quarries Full story: