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In pictures: Bam completes Antarctica wharf deconstruction

BAS Antarctica Lowering Rear Frame onto Temporary Guides 2

Bam Nuttall and Ramboll have reached a major milestone on the Antarctica wharf project at Rothera Research Station.

Following two months of deconstructing the old wharf, the first frame of the new 74 m-long structure has been lowered into place. Divers completed the final part of the deconstruction along the sea…

Cancelled Garden Bridge project cost £53.5m

Cancelled Garden Bridge project cost £53.5m

Cancelled Garden Bridge project cost £53.5m Source: CREDIT Thomas Heatherwick Nearly £53.5m was spent on the Garden Bridge project before it was scrapped, it has been revealed.

Transport for London (TfL) has released figures which show that taxpayer spend on the project will be around £43m – split between £24m from…

£600bn pipeline uncertainty drives ‘unsustainable behaviour’, report claims

Heathrow Airport Expansion plans CGI Jan 2018 3

A lack of certainty around public sector projects promotes unsustainable behaviour and leaves contractors fragile, it has been claimed.

The Infrastructure Forum has said the government’s infrastructure pipeline does not provide the certainty contractors need to deliver infrastructure projects in a sustainable manner. The pipeline was announced in November and outlined…