The UK’s critical national infrastructure “could be left dangerously exposed” if managers don’t respond appropriately to the increasing threat of cyber attack

NCE heard from National Highways, Network Rail, Microsoft and Egress

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trying to shed some light one particular gray swan* - the next Carrington event, with this exclusive story I wrote for New Civil Engineer with data from a Freedom of Information request

*an event that is known and possible, but assumed to be unlikely

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The @MetOffice has issued 3,808 notifications from its Space Weather Operations Centre (Moswoc) to clients including infrastructure owners since it started sending the alerts in 2014.

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Op-ed: Struggling councils must find a way to keep regeneration on the agenda

✒️ Anthony Collins (Anthony Collins) partner Emma Lloyd

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Overhead pylons and powerlines are essential for the energy transition as they are the least environmentally impactful and most affordable way of transmitting electricity, according to @NationalGrid.

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🕳️ @HS2Ltd has commenced market engagement on a £500-600M framework for civils, environmental and construction works across the High Speed 2 (HS2) route from London to Birmingham.

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Regional devolution, clarity of plans and certainty of policy to attract private investment are key factors to improving UK infrastructure delivery according to senior NatInfraCommission figures and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham

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Schemes from the Bakerloo line extension to Lower Thames Crossing will form part of Local London's major project to analyse how infrastructure can unlock growth in disadvantaged areas of east London.

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The structure of the Silvertown Tunnel is now complete as engineers have finalised the connections between the cut-and-cover approaches and the main tunnel.

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The final investment decision (FID) for Sizewell C has been thrown into limbo by the early dissolution of parliament, with prime minister Rishi Sunak having called an election for 4 July

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Resurfacing a runway in Antarctica required extensive planning to overcome the challenges presented by its extremely remote location.

NCE spoke to British Antarctic Survey (British Antarctic Survey 🐧), @Ramboll and @BamUKandIreland about how they pulled it off

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Join us at NCE Roads conference on 5 June where we'll have a session with speaker Dr. Federico Perrotta, Principal Consultant AECOM Emerging technologies for pavement condition monitoring. Book your place today: roads.newcivilengineer.com/2024/en/page/b… #NCERoads

⭐📷📷📷 Please complete your entries to this year's British Construction Industry Awards. You have until middnight tonight. Enter here 📷 bcia.newcivilengineer.com/2024/en/page/h…… #BCIAwards

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The Procurement Act will lower barriers for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to win government contracts but it does little to ensure that social value will be delivered, according to Pagabo and Loop - The Social Value People

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National Grid has announced plans to invest £30bn in the UK network over the next five years, doubling its investment from the previous five years. 

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The Labour Party has revealed its intention to merge the National Infrastructure Commission and Infrastructure and Projects Authority into a “new, powerful” body to “better support the delivery of major capital projects”, if it comes into power

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💧 @TurnerTownsend will next month commence ground investigation works for the £37M Whitesands project to improve flood protection in Dumfries, Scotland.

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UK floating offshore wind supply chain businesses are set to benefit from access to up to £1M of matched funding from The Crown Estate’s new £50M Supply Chain Accelerator fund.

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Op-ed: Enhancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) in the Construction Industry

✒️ The Contract Coach founder and CEO Yosof Ewing

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