HS2 has started excavation of the final tunnel bore on the 140-mile railway between central London and the West Midlands.

Engineers from HS2’s London tunnels contractor, Skanska Costain Strabag joint venture, have begun lifting the last of four giant tunnelling machines to the surface.

HS2 removed a huge tunnel boring machine (TBM) after completing an 8km drive from West Ruislip to Green Park Way, West London.

An Atkins-Jacobs JV will lead trials this summer of new technology to enable the development of self-monitoring and self-maintaining bridges. Technologies likely to be tested include AI and machine learning.

The Digital Construction Awards attracted more than 140 entries, 62 of which have been shortlisted. Here we detail the shortlist for the Best Use Of Data On A Project.

A government project mapping underground pipes and cables is steaming ahead.

The Skanska Costain Strabag joint venture on HS2’s Euston project is testing a crane powered by Formula 1-style technology that can drastically reduce CO2 emissions.

Lynch Plant Hire used technology and engagement with its staff to meet targets set by the Skanska Costain Strabag JV on HS2, and thus secured victory in the Delivering Net Zero with Digital Innovation category, sponsored by Zero, at the Digital Construction Awards last night (12 July).

Ground-penetrating radar is a well-established technique for the efficient exploration of geotechnical sites without disturbing the ground. So why is this technique often overlooked?

The Digital Construction Awards attracted more than 120 entries, 63 of which have been shortlisted. Here, we detail the shortlist for Digital Innovation In Design.

The Digital Construction Awards attracted more than 120 entries, 63 of which have been shortlisted. Here, we detail the shortlist for the Digital Innovation in On-Site Productivity, sponsored by Procore.

Balfour Beatty has released a short video highlighting some of its approaches to digital construction.

The developer of a 28,000sq km coastal resort in Saudi Arabia, has been awarded the BSI’s BIM Project Kitemark.