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Luton-Dunstable Busway to seek contractor after £80m funding boost
Luton Borough and Central Bedfordshire councils will now be seeking a contractor to build the Luton-Dunstable Busway after the project received £80.3 million worth of Government funding.
Tram line project 'may be sped up'
Pro-tram councillors seeking re-election in Edinburgh in 2012 may speed up the building of a tram line in the city.
Taylor Woodrow/Bam Nuttall wins £700m Victoria station upgrade
Transport for London has announced its intention to award the contract for the £700 million redevelopment of Victoria Underground station to a Taylor Woodrow/Bam Nuttall joint venture.
High-speed network a national cause
A £30 billion high-speed rail network should be a “national cause”, Lord Adonis said on Thursday as he outlined plans to transform transport in Britain.
North Midland bags £2.75m of subcontracts on A46 widening
North Midland Construction has won two contracts worth a total of £2.75 million on the A46 road widening scheme between Newark and Widmerpool in Nottinghamshire.
Mayor outrage over PPP arbiter funding decision
The Public Private Partnership Arbiter has set the final costs for tube upgrade contractor Tube Lines next control period at £4.46 billion - £460 million above London Underground’s estimate.
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Adonis to outline High Speed Rail route
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Government to spend £120m on further Manchester tram expansion
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London Ashford Airport gets go ahead for £25m expansion
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Welsh Assembly to advertise £125m of roads deals
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Select committee: Government urged to stop changing ministers
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Network Rail appoints stations director
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MPs criticise DfT over Metronet oversight
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Fines for late road works to soar
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BAA to keep Stansted, Glasgow and Edinburgh airports
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Balfour Beatty wins £195m Hong Kong road job
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London Assembly wants to see Crossrail budget by April
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Tories planning paper unveils high speed rail plan
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Mansell wins 44 London Overground station upgrades
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Barr wins £8m Ryanair hangar at Glasgow Prestwick
Indepth
Winning construction work: Roads
The Highways Agency has £2 billion a year to spend on motorways and trunk roads
Winning construction work: Airports
Airport investment is continuing despite many BAA sites being up for sale
Winning construction work: Rail
Rail looks to have escaped the credit crunch, with Network Rail spending £34 billion in the next five years
Flagship projects to herald early upturn
Major road, rail and Olympic developments signal a strong second half of 2009 for infrastructure. By Andy Rennison
