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Nce June 2019 Future of Skills p29 Edinburgh shop redevelopment p46 Market report p59 New Civil Engineer JUNE 2019 INNOVATION INSPIRATION AND IMPACT WE REVEAL THE CIVILS FIRMS MAKING THE BIGGEST WAVES Shining a light on effective stormwater management Accelerating urbanisation. Climate change. Extreme rainfall. 3 million UK properties risk fl ooding from surface water. See how we are rising to the challenge of excessive rainfall. wavin.co.uk/spotlight In partnership with 07940_WAV_Spotlight Ad_NCE_265x210_AW.indd 1 29/03/2019 12:07 New Civil Engineer INFRASTRUCTURE ARGUMENT NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT MARK HANSFORD EDITOR ight now you need not look too far for doom and gloom. central London stations needed major makeovers. Not least London Indeed, this month’s Inside Track is a wall-to-wall tale of Bridge with its British Construction Industry Award-winning redevel- woe with the latest in the Crossrail débâcle (rampant opment. The project also untangled complex track layouts with the R cost increases laid bare) the obvious stand-out story, help of some pretty hefty new infrastructure – notably the Borough but High Speed 2 and Tideway run it close with their Market Viaduct and Bermondsey Dive Under. And of course, gluing it own problems with procurement and unforeseen ground conditions. all together and unlocking extra capacity was a world first – the intro- And while it is fair and proper and right that within our industry we duction of Automatic Train Operation (ATO) overlaid on the European are open and transparent about the mistakes so that others can learn Train Control System of signalling. from them, we must also project confidence to the wider world and sell these projects. Because if we don’t – who else will? That Network Rail is willing to Crossrail may not be open; indeed it may not now be open un- til March 2021. And it most definitely is no longer the Fifteen Billion share best practice on what was in Pound Railway, as the BBC series of the same name liked to call it. But it is ultimately just one project (albeit a big one). Let us focus the end a hugely successful Thameslink instead on the seven billion pound railway that is Thameslink, which this month has launched a learning legacy website aimed at aiding engineers programme is a truly amazing thing charged with delivering similarly large programmes in the future. New Civil Engineer has a long history with Thameslink; we first cov- ered it in a major way back in Spring 2004 when the £3bn project (as “ it was then) became one of 10 we as a magazine elected to champi- So yes, like Crossrail, the costs went up. But the project evolved a on in our “Stop the Cuts” campaign aimed at convincing then chancellor great deal in that time and now it is a piece of infrastructure invest- Gordon Brown of the value of infrastructure investment ahead of what was ment that is genuinely transforming lives. widely expected to be a savage Autumn Comprehensive Spending Review. We needed it back in 2004, just like we needed the other nine pro- Fast forward 15 years and we are there again: seeking to sustain the jects on our list. Ultimately, by and large, the government agreed: eight case for infrastructure investment ahead of what is widely expected of those 10 projects actually did get approved and have been deliv- to be another savage Autumn Comprehensive Spending Review. If ered. Projects like Crossrail (yes, it was on the list), the East London rumour is to believed, nothing is sacred; not Highways England’s nor Line (now London Overground), the M74 widening, the New Tyne Tun- Network Rail’s five year spending programmes. nel and the New Mersey Gateway. That Network Rail is willing to share best practice on what was, in Now new schemes need to retain government support: projects like the end, a hugely successful Thameslink programme that has deliv- Crossrail 2, the Lower Thames Crossing and Northern Powerhouse rail. ered exactly what it said it would – 24 trains per hour through central There are also a couple still outstanding from 2004. The A303 Stone- London boosting capacity and new routes across the South East – is a henge tunnel was on the list – a scheme that is definitely still in need truly amazing thing. of support and positivity. And the other? Well it was High Speed 2. And The price tag may have crept up from that initial £3bn to £7bn, but there’s a scheme that needs positivity on steroids. Over to you. it is worth recalling just how complex that programme was. Major l Mark Hansford is New Civil Engineer’s editor JUNE 2019 | NEW CIVIL ENGINEER 3 Contents NEW CIVIL ENGINEER JUNE 2019 MAGAZINE OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS 08 News, Comment 29 Future & Analysis of Skills 08 The Edit: Canary Wharf to Euston rail link proposed 09 The Edit: Cost cuts for Chelsea football stadium 11 Inside Track: Crossrail overspends 12 Inside Track: High Speed 2’s Old Oak Common job in low bid row 13 Inside Track: Changes trigger Tideway cost increase 14 Inside Track: Steel and glass towers banned by New York mayor 16 Big Interview: East-West Rail 18 Your View: Structural tests, getting road repairs right 20 NCE 100 The civils industry is changing more rapidly than at any time in history. Change is being driven by a government that is demanding increased productivity from the sector, with technology seen as the major enabler. But what kind of people will civil engineering companies need? 30 What are the immediate and 36 How can civil engineers retain medium term skill requirements their roles in a world beset by cost for civil engineering consultants? pressures, failures and change? How the 100 best civil engineering companies in the UK are viewed by their sta and what it takes to become a member of the NCE100 elite 4 NEW CIVIL ENGINEER JUNE 2019 For instant updates follow us: Twitter: @ncedigital LinkedIn: new civil engineer Facebook: ncedigital Instagram Email: newcivilengineer.com/newsletters 45 Innovative Live! EDITORIAL TEAM Thinking EDITORIAL ENQUIRIES Email: [email protected] Editor Mark Hansford (020) 3953 2821 mark.hansford Deputy Editor Alexandra Wynne (020) 3953 2822 alexandra.wynne Associate Editor Emily Ashwell (020) 3953 2094 emily.ashwell 46 A cramped site and load restrictions LISTEN News Editor New Civil Engineer’s all new podcast Rob Horgan challenged engineers redeveloping an (020) 3953 2087 rob.horgan Edinburgh department store launches 29 May newcivilengineer.com/podcast Technical Reporter 52 Why is the industry so slow to adopt Katherine Smale (020) 3953 2044 katherine.smale digital inspection technology? Reporter 56 SME Interview: Beckett Rankine Connor Ibbetson (020) 3953 2088 | connor.ibbetson 58 Innovation News Reporter Sam S holli (020) 3953 2086 | sam.sholli 59 Infrastructure Chief Sub Editor Andy Bolton Insight (020) 3953 2823 | andy.bolton VISIT Designer Understand the future of rail at our new James McCarthy [email protected] conference on 26-27 June rail.newcivilengineer.com Graphic Artist Anthea Carter [email protected] Technical Editor Emeritus ENTER Dave Parker dave.parker Showcase your innovations by entering the New Civil Engineer TechFest Awards CUSTOMER SERVICES New Civil Engineer’s latest McGinley- (020) 3953 2152 techfest.newcivilengineer.com [email protected] sponsored report on key issues facing the funding, resourcing and management infrastructure projects JUNE 2019 NEW CIVIL ENGINEER 5 Lighthouse ICE VIEWPOINT Developing better infrastructure delivery strategies ith the commentary Infrastructure Strategy?” a packed around infrastructure room debated next steps, with How do decision-making in everyone eager for the debate we spread W recent months, it is to move on to practical delivery. sometimes easy to The UK Government’s Industrial the benefits of forget the major changes over the Strategy has also recognised the last decade that have improved foundational nature of infrastructure mayoral influence the system for infrastructure in supporting productivity growth. prioritisation and planning. BY ART WE Another significant change to other structures Over that period, the most MASTER was the creation of the Nationally “in England? notable change has been WHAT WOULD Significant Infrastructure Projects the creation of the National MASTER US (NSIP) regime. Infrastructure Commission. This From go-live in 2009, the process across wider regions, based on more went from concept in the 2015 has helped to speed up the planning coherent spatial planning. Labour Party Manifesto to reality process for major infrastructure These examples demonstrate that under George Osborne shortly projects and ensured projects could there is a good framework on which to afterwards, and by 2018, we had a proceed with greater legal and start planning the future. Rather than National Infrastructure Assessment. political certainty where established arguing for these things, the debate is Significantly, the concept of an National Policy Statements exist. now about how they can evolve, not independent advisory board for For example, in June 2018, the vote whether they should be created. infrastructure prioritisation has by MPs in favour of the Airports These debates include: How do been taken forward by the Scottish National Policy Statement paved the we spread the benefits of mayoral and Welsh governments. way for Heathrow to apply for a new influence to other structures in At a recent All-Party runway with greater certainty. England? What new infrastructure Parliamentary Group for Devolution, particularly within powers need to be devolved to Infrastructure event on “what England, has played a major role Scotland, Wales and Northern should be the in the National too. From 2015, the mayoral concept Ireland? And do they need to think in England has taken off and slowly about regional devolution as well? gained the ability to deliver on Should the NSIP process incorporate infrastructure expectations and housing or be used for wider multi- electoral promises, using the power infrastructure programmes such as The mayoral of the podium.
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