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The rebuild of a post-tensioned railway bridge across the M62 in Castleton, near Rochdale, could form the template for future remediation of Network Rail’s ‘at risk’ post-tensioned bridges NCE spoke to numerous operatives to find out more Read on: buff.ly/3zbUvIX

Building a new rail link from Aberdeen to Fraserburgh via Peterhead could save lives and boost the economy in the region, according to research by AECOM and Stantec for Campaign for North East Rail and @chambertalk Full story: buff.ly/4c8e9nK

Have you checked out the trailblazers of tech? Last year’s TechFest shortlist were a beacon of innovation. Get inspired and consider who you’ll nominate for this year’s accolades! #Innovation #Engineering #Construction #Tech techfest.newcivilengineer.com/techfest2024/e…

💦 Amey has won a £30M deal to deliver a range of water engineering services in Northern Ireland. Full story: buff.ly/3xxxsrm

Chair Angela Macoscar, head of innovation Northumbrian Water opens the afternoon session at NCE Water Conference #NCEWater

💥 Thames Water 💧 has appointed contractor Barhale to deliver remediation works on a Victorian gravity sewer in East London in a contract worth £36M. Full story: buff.ly/3VQzrQY

The UK’s development finance institution British International Investment (British International Investment) has signed an agreement to provide up to $25M (£20M) for a new renewable energy projects in Tanzania. Full story: buff.ly/3VRahBY

The historic Union Chain Bridge in the Scottish borders that reopened last year following a £10.5M revamp has closed again for further works Full story: buff.ly/45w7gde

🚨 NEW ISSUE OUT NOW 🚨 Check out July's issue of NCE. Read now: buff.ly/3VQwZKk 🔍 3D printing in bridge construction 🔍 Post-tensioned concrete railway bridge replacement 🔍 Can the UK still deliver major infrastructure projects? 🔍 Using asset condition data

How wind energy was scaled up to the point of commercial viability around the globe could be a template for the proliferation of nuclear fusion, according to wind energy pioneer Andrew Garrad Hassan, founder of Garrad Hassan Full story: buff.ly/4cpGLIK

Networking with peers after joining the audience about tackling unconscious bias "We teach a 12 week STEM programme in schools all around construction... we need to tackle old attitudes for when they do go on to experience work on site" Renee Preston, Gallaway Construction

Panel session on Menopause friendly workplace - "When I talk to people across different businesses about the menopause journey, too often I hear 'we've not really looked into it', which is not good enough." Rob Melling, Chief Executive at Curtins Consulting

Delivering £96bn worth of investment during the water sector’s AMP8, between 2025 and 2030, is an “exciting” opportunity to push the boundaries of innovation in the supply chain, according to Northumbrian Water asset director Monisha Gower Full story: buff.ly/4cnckn6

We leave the #IWCE Workshop with a quote from Deborah Nutt, Director at Arcadis UK "Networking is a confidence builder...and it gets easier the more you do it. For the next generation, I want women coming into the industry to feel they belong..."

Snowy Hydro 2.0’s tunnel boring machine (TBM) Florence has made incremental movements after seven weeks trapped in hard rock, while work to excavate the Australian megaproject’s transition tunnels is advancing. Full story: buff.ly/3RR5BcE

The stage is set. Literally. #NCEAwards (New Civil Engineer)

A landmark ruling from the UK Supreme Court relating to sewage dumping in water courses could lead to more owners of waterways taking legal action against polluting water companies Full story: buff.ly/3xOThTq

Government work to justify classifying nuclear energy generation as “environmentally sustainable” cannot be produced as it is incomplete, despite ex-chancellor Jeremy Hunt making the announcement 16 months ago Full story: buff.ly/3xzp233

The Labour Party is now the governing party of the UK following its landslide victory and the civil engineering sector has uniformly said it is standing by to support its ambitions Full story: buff.ly/3L9QuYj