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The Rhondda Tunnel Society is proposing to reopen the tunnel for cycling and walking, allowing current and future generations to enjoy this amazing feat of engineering. Share this article Location: Rhondda and Afan Valleys, South Wales Project managed by: The Rhondda Tunnel Society Open to the public? No Status: Awaiting Welsh Parliament decision on ownership About the structure The Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway was financed and built by business groups in Swansea who wanted some of the…

Our major renovation work has restored one of Scotland’s oldest viaducts to its former glory. The £2 million programme included masonry repairs, waterproofing and the installation of bat roosts. Share this article Location: Westfield, West Lothian Contractor: Balfour Beatty Open to the public: No Completion: Winter 2022-23 About the structure The former Railway viaduct was built between 1854 and 1855 as an extension of the Monkland Railway, consisting of 16 arches spanning land and water.…

Built for the Halifax High Level Railway, Wheatley Viaduct measures over 180m long with a slight curve. It was mainly used to transport coal, with the last goods train running in 1960. Share this article Location: Halifax, West Yorkshire Contractor: Amco Giffen Open to the public? No Completion: Autumn 2024 History For years, Halifax had been disconnected from the railway network. Both residents and freight had to travel three miles to the nearest rail connection in Sowerby Bridge, until …

This project, due for completion in spring 2026, will reduce congestion, create a smoother flow of traffic and provide safer journeys for thousands every day. In this section Location: A few miles north of Guildford in Surrey Project managed by: National Highways Status: Work in progress What we're doing in 2025 February - Opening gyratory bridges Over the weekend of 21 to 24 February we prepared the two new gyratory bridges for traffic. We've now opened two of the four gyratory bridge l…

With 250 archaeologists working on site during the peak of work, this scheme was one of the biggest and most complex archaeological projects ever undertaken in the UK. What we did and why We worked closely with Cambridgeshire County Council to ensure that areas of possible archaeological or historical interest were either investigated or preserved. Archaeological work began with geophysical surveys in 2009, when the scheme was first being considered. These helped to identify possible archaeol…

Our experienced team of archaeologists discovered a wealth of information about the lives of Hull society at a time when the population was rapidly expanding in the 18th and 19th century. Trinity Burial Ground is located on the south side of Castle Street, and close to the busy Mytongate roundabout. It is associated with Holy Trinity Church, now better known as Hull Minster, which can be found in the Market Place, the heart of Hull Old Town. We worked closely with Oxford Archaeology, Humber Fi…

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The Connected and autonomous plant (CAP) roadmap will revolutionise construction safety and bring productivity gains of £200 billion if adopted by 2040. About the roadmap Together with i3P, we led the development of a roadmap for the implementation of automation in construction. This was a collaborative project which drew on expertise from clients, academia, industry, and government to create the roadmap. Stakeholders shared in the development of the vision and explored how challenges in tech…

Back Published 03 September 2024 Press Release Overnight maintenance around one of Merseyside’s busiest motorway junctions is taking place this month as part of a £390,000 project. National Highways is carrying out carriageway repairs and road surface improvements including resurfacing and replacing road markings and road studs around junction 23 of the M6 at Haydock Island in St Helens.  Similar work will also be taking place further up the M6 between junction 26 at Orrell and junction 27 …