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Manchester transport schemes vital to regional economy

3 FEBRUARY 2012

The proposed Northern Hub rail project and Metrolink extensions are vital to North West regeneration, by improving connectivity and boosting the region's economy, Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) President Richard Coackley said today.

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  • Transport

  • ICE regions:

  • North West

STAR Conference: Call for abstracts deadline 24 January 2012

23 JANUARY 2012

Reminder - closing date for abstracts 24 January 2012.

STAR Conference, Sustainable Transport Innovation for All, Wednesday 16 May 2012

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  • Transport

  • ICE regions:

  • Scotland

If We Always Do What We Always Did... Using World Best Practice to Break the Cycle

20 JANUARY 2012

Joe Burns' presentation on the World Road Association, delivered to ICE Exeter City Club on 19 January 2012, can be downloaded below.

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  • Transport

  • ICE regions:

  • South West

Essex Branch plays host to a mini presentation evening

13 JANUARY 2012

Last night (12th January) saw the Essex Branch host a series of five short presentations from seven speakers.   In a break from the more conventional evening meeting  and inspired by the PechaKucha approach to sharing knowledge, each speaker was given 6 minutes and 40 seconds along with 20 slides to talk about a particular project or idea.

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  • ICE topics:

  • Maritime , Transport

  • ICE regions:

  • East Of England

ICE responds to High Speed Rail decision

10 JANUARY 2012

Steve Hayter, Chair of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) HS2 Expert Panel, has welcomed the Government's announcement on HS2.

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  • Transport

Managing highways in extreme weather conditions – New online guide launched

9 JANUARY 2012

A new online guide aimed to help engineers manage and reduce disruption to the country’s transport network in adverse weather conditions, and provide information and advice to the general public, has been launched by ICE.

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  • Municipal engineering , Transport

  • ICE regions:

  • Scotland

Scotland’s engineers welcome infrastructure investment

6 DECEMBER 2011

The Institution of Civil Engineers in Scotland has welcomed the announcement by the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment to invest billions in more than 80 major capital projects and programmes to revitalise Scotland's economy.

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  • Education , Health and safety , Public affairs , Structures and buildings , Transport

  • ICE regions:

  • Scotland

ICE calls met in autumn statement: National Infrastructure Plan provides clear pipeline

30 NOVEMBER 2011

The Chancellor’s autumn statement and the launch of the second National Infrastructure Plan on 29 November has provided a clear framework for infrastructure investment.

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  • Energy , Environment & Sustainability , Ground engineering , Maritime , Structures and buildings , Transport , Water

ICE responds to second National Infrastructure Plan

29 NOVEMBER 2011

ICE Director General Tom Foulkes has given his response to the 2nd National Infrastruture Plan announced today.

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  • Energy , Environment & Sustainability , Municipal engineering , Structures and buildings , Transport , Waste management , Water

Engineering the Olympic Park

Engineering the Olympic Park

23 NOVEMBER 2011

More than eight million people have obtained tickets for next year’s Olympic Games and a prestigious event in Nottingham this month will explore the issues involved in delivering the infrastructure involved in delivering an event on this mammoth scale.

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  • ICE topics:

  • Environment & Sustainability , Geospatial engineering , Ground engineering , Health and safety , Learning Legacy , Structures and buildings , Transport

  • ICE regions:

  • East Midlands

North East motoring transformed ahead of schedule with two Tyne Tunnels

21 NOVEMBER 2011

Following a decade of planning, and almost four years of work on site, North East motorists enjoyed their first taste of a fully operational New Tyne Crossing today as the original Tyne Tunnel re-opened to traffic following refurbishment.

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  • Associated society member , Member , Non-member

  • ICE topics:

  • Transport

  • ICE regions:

  • North East

International Conference on the Sustainable Development of Transport Systems

15 NOVEMBER 2011

More than 160 participants from Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Australia, USA, UK and Canada participated in an international conference on the Sustainable Development of Transport Systems recently in Nepal. It was organised by the Nepal Engineering College (nec) in collaboration with the Nepal Ministry of Physical Planning and Works (MOPPW), the Nepal Ministry of Local Development (MOLD), the Nepal Ministry of Environment (MOE), the Nepal Engineers’ Association (NEA) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).

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  • ICE topics:

  • Environment & Sustainability , Transport

Call for graduates to join ICE London's regional Expert Panels

Call for graduates to join ICE London's regional Expert Panels

15 NOVEMBER 2011

ICE London's four expert panels are each calling for a graduate member to join them.

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  • ICE topics:

  • Energy , Public affairs , Transport , Waste management , Water

  • ICE regions:

  • London

The capital's infrastructure revealed for Open House London

The capital's infrastructure revealed for Open House London

25 OCTOBER 2011

For the first time this year, ICE London took part in the annual Open House London festival.  For one weekend in mid-September, hundreds of buildings, structures and sites opened their doors to the public for a fascinating series of free events, with more than 17,000 people taking part in events which raised the profile of civil engineering.

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  • ICE topics:

  • Education , Energy , Environment & Sustainability , Historical engineering , Structures and buildings , Transport , Waste management , Water

  • ICE regions:

  • London

ICE puts localism top of regional agenda

ICE puts localism top of regional agenda

24 OCTOBER 2011

Engineers, local planners and business representatives met with a local MP to discuss the issues and challenges posed by the Localism Bill to infrastructure planning and development.

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  • ICE topics:

  • Law and Contracts , Public affairs , Transport

  • ICE regions:

  • East Midlands

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