TheCivilEngineer.org

UK secures £35m steel supply agreement for Türkiye’s Modern Rail Corridors

The announcement of a new £35 million rail supply contract marks a significant development for British steel manufacturing and for ongoing high-speed rail expansion in Türkiye. The agreement, to be f...

Smart concrete: The rise of energy-storing concrete

Researchers at MIT have developed a new form of concrete capable of storing and releasing electrical energy, a breakthrough that could transform how infrastructure interacts with renewable power. Kno...

Construction’s carbon footprint to double by 2050, study warns

A new global analysis published in Communications Earth & Environment warns that the construction sector’s carbon footprint has more than doubled since 1995, and, under current trends, is expecte...

Magna Tram Train station reaches bridge and lift milestone, advancing lower Don Valley connectivity

The new Magna Tram Train station in Rotherham has reached a key construction stage with the installation of twin lift shafts and a passenger overbridge. The scheme is a £10 million investment schedul...

Twin bridges mark major progress for HS2 in the Midlands

The HS2 project marked another milestone in October 2025 with the opening of two new bridges near Leamington Spa, designed to maintain vital connections across the developing high-speed rail line. Th...

A new chapter for Sunderland: The £31 million Keel Crossing opens

The newly completed Keel Crossing in Sunderland has officially opened to the public, marking a milestone in the city’s infrastructure and urban connectivity. The £31 million pedestrian and cycle brid...

Gatwick airport’s £2.2 billion expansion secures approval for second runway

Gatwick Airport has received government approval for its £2.2 billion expansion project, marking one of the UK’s most significant aviation developments in recent years. The decision, announced by Tra...

Charlotte robot demonstrates on-site 3d printing for wall structures

A spider-like robot named Charlotte is being developed to combine robotics and 3D printing for constructing homes from raw materials directly on site. The scaled-down prototype, supported by the New...

Stanford breakthrough advances modeling of heterogeneous materials for sustainable design

Researchers at Stanford University have used a new mathematical approach to describe how heterogeneous materials such as soils, rocks, and composites are spatially structured. The team developed a so...

Concrete's Carbon Capture and Structural Longevity with Supercomputing

Researchers at the University of Southern California have achieved a major milestone in material science with the development of Allegro-FM, an advanced artificial intelligence model capable of simul...

News

News