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Network Rail ordered to pay out for death and injury of maintenance workers
The Office of Rail Regulation has fined Network Rail £150,000 after breaches of health and safety laws led to the death of one maintenance worker and the injury of another in 2007 and 2008.
Skanska awarded £60m Thameslink deal
Network Rail has awarded a contract worth up to £60 million to build a final part of the Thameslink programme - the Bermondsey diveunder.
Service marks disturbed Thameslink graves
Corpses unearthed during works for London’s Thameslink rail project will be commemorated at Southwark Cathedral.
Sir John Armitt not pursuing chief construction adviser role
Olympic Delivery Authority chairman rules himself out of the running as Paul Morrell’s replacement.
Network Rail agrees £2.3bn infrastructure funding package with Crossrail
Network Rail has agreed a £2.3bn funding package with Crossrail for new infrastructure enhancements and surface works.
Business leaders to examine best route for Crossrail 2
Detailed planning for a second Crossrail scheme needs to start immediately, according to a new report by business leaders from London First.
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Exclusive: Bouygues buys Cardiff rail firm
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Exclusive: Balfour Beatty confirms 650 jobs to go under restructure plans
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Parsons Brinckerhoff wins HS2 design work
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Work schedule for post-Olympics transformation revealed
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Go-ahead for £109m Devon bypass as contract finalised
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Six post-2015 priority Highways Agency schemes announced
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Chelsea FC in bid to buy Battersea Power Station
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Major cities reject City Mayor plans
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Herts £80m Croxley Rail Link comes to market
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Balfour Beatty preferred bidder for £127m Midland Metro
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New recruits sign up to BIM rail and retail forums
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Turner & Townsend infra director joins Davis Langdon
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Five weigh up bids on £117m Wear bridge deal
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Lessons learnt on phase one could speed up second stage of HS2
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Bam calls in choppers for special delivery
To counteract the logistical problems of delivering material to its Waterloo Station job, Bam Construct called in a helicopter to take care of delivery.
Tunnel visionaries: How an Ilford academy will leave its mark on industry forever
What do Crossrail, High Speed 2, Hinkley Point C and the Thames Tunnel have in common?
HS2: The industry's opportunity to build more than a rail line
The announcement that the High Speed Two project will go ahead is really good news for the construction industry.
Mr Osborne heard our message loud and clear
The industry has been hoping for weeks that the Chancellor would put construction at the heart of his plans to kick-start economic growth, and as the day of the autumn statement drew closer this week, hopes got ever higher.
