{"id":31254,"date":"2021-09-24T17:59:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T16:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31254"},"modified":"2021-09-24T18:45:52","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T17:45:52","slug":"ihbccop26-features-climate-from-the-engineers-doorstep-climate-backlash-as-stonehenge-and-lower-thames-crossing-top-construction-pipeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31254","title":{"rendered":"IHBC@COP26 features \u2018Climate from the engineers\u2019 doorstep\u2019: Climate backlash as Stonehenge and Lower Thames Crossing top construction pipeline"},"content":{"rendered":"
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…Stonehenge Tunnel (\u00a32bn) and the Lower Thames Crossing Northern Link roads contract (\u00a32bn) among the biggest contract opportunities included in the pipeline…<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

New Civil Engineer<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n

Transport campaigners have said that the government\u2019s Build Back Better agenda is undermined by the prevalence of road schemes in the \u00a3650bn pipeline. In total, 12 road contracts worth \u00a313.23bn are included in the pipeline.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The pipeline\u2019s biggest four contracts by value also all relate to roads jobs. The two biggest contract opportunities are both worth \u00a34bn….<\/p>\n

The main works contract for the Stonehenge Tunnel (\u00a32bn) and the Lower Thames Crossing Northern Link roads contract (\u00a32bn) are also among the biggest contract opportunities included in the pipeline….<\/p>\n

Read more….<\/a><\/p>\n

See also the IHBC@COP26 \u2018Conservation Helpdesk+\u2019<\/a> and for more background on the IHBC@COP26 see NewsBlog<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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