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ICE talk focuses on National Grid tunnelling
11 January, 2024
National Grid’s efforts to place power lines underground in Wales will be the focus of an ICE online event this month.

Tunnelling completed on London Power Tunnels
03 October, 2023
National Grid’s £1bn (US$1.2bn) London Power Tunnels (LPT) project has achieved a major milestone with its final tunnelling breakthrough at Eltham substation in Greenwich, south-east London.

National Grid completes record pour of cement-free concrete
11 May, 2023
National Grid and its contractor Hochtief-Murphy Joint Venture (HMJV) have completed the world’s largest continuous pour of Earth Friendly Concrete at London Power Tunnels.

Calgary appoints BTC as Green Line development partner
05 May, 2023
Canada and Hochtief subsidiary Flatiron Constructors Canada, has been selected as the development partner to deliver Phase One of Calgary’s Green Line LRT project.

Penultimate breakthrough on London Power Tunnels
28 April, 2023
The Hochtief-Murphy JV achieved the fourth breakthrough on Phase 2 of the London Power Tunnels (LPT) project this week.

London Power Tunnels completes first underwater breakthrough
14 March, 2023
A TBM working on National Grid’s London Power Tunnels (LPT) has completed its drive in a flooded shaft in south-east London.

National Grid seeks planning approval for Wiltshire tunnel
06 March, 2023
National Grid plans to replace 4.6km of overhead electricity line and 13 pylons with underground cable in Wiltshire.

Lower Thames Crossing plans accepted for review
29 November, 2022
The Lower Thames Crossing has moved a step closer with the Planning Inspectorate accepting National Highway’s application for a Development Consent Order.

National Highways resubmits application for UK’s longest road tunnel
08 November, 2022
National Highways has resubmitted its Development Consent Order (DCO) application for the Lower Thames Crossing.

ITA president to give keynote at BTS Conference
27 September, 2022
Newly-elected ITA president Arnold Dix will be a keynote speaker at the BTS Conference and Exhibition in London on October 11-12.

London power project completes first drive
24 June, 2022
National Grid’s London Power Tunnels (LPT) project completed the first of five drives this week.

Lower Thames Crossing bidders start dialogue
27 April, 2022
National Highways has invited the three shortlisted bidders for the £2.3bn Lower Thames Crossing tunnelling contract to participate in “dialogue” on how to deliver the scheme.

Lower Thames Crossing to be "greenest road ever built in the UK"
25 February, 2022
The Lower Thames Crossing has been designated a ‘pathfinder’ project to explore carbon neutral construction as part of National Highways’ efforts to make the new crossing the greenest road ever built in the UK.

Hochtief to build National Grid’s Snowdonia tunnel
08 February, 2022
Hochtief UK has been awarded a £207m (US$280m) power supply tunnel project by National Grid in Wales.

Tunnelling begins on London Power Tunnels Phase 2
06 July, 2021
Tunnelling has started on the second phase (LPT2) of National Grid’s £1bn (US$1.38bn) London Power Tunnels project as TBM Edith installs the first segment rings at the New Cross site, south of the River Thames.

Tunnel procurement row costs transport body £10m
01 June, 2021
Transport for London (TfL) has been ordered to pay £10m (US$14.2m) of taxpayers’ money as compensation to a consortium of contractors following allegations of a ‘botched’ procurement process for the proposed US$1.42bn Silvertown Tunnel in East London.

Three bidders shortlisted for Lower Thames Crossing
07 April, 2021
Highways England has named three construction/engineering companies which it has shortlisted to build the proposed Lower Thames Crossing – destined to be the longest road tunnel in Britain and hailed as the most ambitious UK roads project for a generation.

Flatiron wins San Diego water project
28 January, 2021
US-based infrastructure provider Flatiron has been awarded a US$110m contract by the City of San Diego to work on the Morena Pump Station project which will involve significant microtunnelling.

Vienna metro expansion contract awarded
21 January, 2021
Wiener Linien, builder and operator of Vienna’s public transport system, has awarded a €242m (US$294m) contract to the joint venture comprising Hochtief, Swietelsky, and Habau Hoch und Tiefbau for the expansion of the city’s metro in the coming years.

Overbuild to create 'green' tunnel in Hamburg
06 January, 2021
German highway company Deges has awarded the joint venture comprising Implenia (35%) and Hochtief (65%) with a €580m (US$711m) contract to build the 2.2km-long Altona noise protection tunnel on the A7 motorway in Hamburg, Germany.