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• Galliford Try scoops £56m Milton Keynes PRS job

  12-01-2022 14:18 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Galliford Try’s Building business has clinched a £56m contract to build a private rented sector scheme in Milton Keynes.
  The Secklow Gate site on Avebury Boulevard close to the centre of the town, will be developed to deliver 329 PRS flats, across four buildings varying up to 11 storeys in height.
  In addition, the building incorporates flexible commercial space dedicated car parking spaces.Bill Hocking, chief executive of Galliford Try, said: “Our business is building an enviab
  
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• Designers shortlisted for £1bn Oxford Innovation district

  12-01-2022 14:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Five design teams have been shortlisted for the job to masterplan £1bn, 190-hectare mixed-use Innovation District at Begbroke to the north of Oxford.
  Oxford University Development, a £4bn joint venture between the University of Oxford and Legal & General Capital, aim transform the area around the University’s Begbroke Science Park with 2,000 homes and new research facilities.
  The project will also include new schools, public park and nature reserve.Teams shortlisted from 40
  
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• Designer shortlist for £1bn Oxford Innovation district

  12-01-2022 14:01 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Five design teams have been shortlisted for the job to masterplan £1bn, 190-hectare mixed-use Innovation District at Begbroke to the north of Oxford.
  Oxford University Development, a £4bn joint venture between the University of Oxford and Legal & General Capital, aim transform the area around the University’s Begbroke Science Park with 2,000 homes and new research facilities.
  The project will also include new schools, public park and nature reserve.Teams shortlisted from 40
  
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• Keltbray bags Silvertown tunnelling waste removal

  12-01-2022 09:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Keltbray has secured the contract to dispose of excavated material from the 1.4km long Silvertown Tunnel project in East London.
  It will transport excavated material up the Thames using barges capable of carrying up to 1800 tonnes bring big carbon emission savings.Each barge uses 35% less carbon when compared with traditional transportation methods.
  Silvertown TBM launch chamber site
  The Silvertown Tunnel involves the construction of a twin-bore road tunnel for a new connection between the A102
  
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• Wildgoose went down owing £9m to trade firms

  12-01-2022 08:58 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Derbyshire building contractor Wildgoose Construction collapsed owing over £9m to subcontractors and suppliers.
  The family-owned business blamed labour shortages and big materials price hikes on fixed-price jobs for its demise last November.
  More than 700 firms have been left out of pocket by the £50m turnover business, which is based out of Alfreton.Staff at the business were owed over £560,000 in unpaid wages.
  After payment of preferred creditors, accountants predict before t
  
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• Shapps pauses Smart motorway rollout amid safety concerns

  12-01-2022 08:20 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Transport secretary Grant Shapps is slamming the brakes on new smart motorway schemes until a full 5 years’ worth of safety data is available.
  The decision to pause all lane running schemes follows recommendations from the Transport select committee, that new schemes are halted until 5 years’ worth of safety data can be collected and assessed for schemes opened before 2020.
  Shapps said that the government would assess the data once this milestone was met and make an informed decision
  
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• Shapps pauses Smart motorway rollout aimd safety concerns

  12-01-2022 08:20 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Transport secretary Grant Shapps has paused the rollout of new smart motorway schemes until a full 5 years’ worth of safety data is available.
  The decision follows recommendations from the Transport select committee, that new schemes are halted until 5 years’ worth of safety data can be collected and assessed for schemes opened before 2020.
  Shapps said that the government would assess the data once this milestone was met and make an informed decision on next steps.The Government will
  
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• Filler injections rejuvenate aging concrete roads

  12-01-2022 07:53 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Engineers are trialling an innovative way of repairing concrete roads on a section of the M180 in North Lincolnshire.
  Sections of road between junctions 1 (Tudworth) and 3 (Midmoor), near Scunthorpe, have experienced issues with water getting through carriageway joints and under the concrete.
  As vehicles drive along the road, the concrete pushes the water back up through the joints causing the surface to deteriorate.To tackle the problem engineers from M
  
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• Filler injections rejuvenate ageing concrete roads

  12-01-2022 07:53 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Engineers are trialling an innovative way of repairing concrete roads on a section of the M180 in North Lincolnshire.
  Sections of road between junctions 1 (Tudworth) and 3 (Midmoor), near Scunthorpe, have experienced issues with water getting through carriageway joints and under the concrete.
  As vehicles drive along the road, the concrete pushes the water back up through the joints causing the surface to deteriorate.To tackle the problem engineers from M
  
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