One of the biggest engineering feats of recent times in the North East last night beat off more than 60 rivals to carry off a top award.
The New Tyne Crossing won the Project of the Year accolade at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors North East Renaissance Awards.
The event at Newcastle Civic Centre, which celebrates the best initiatives in the land, property and construction sectors, was hosted by George Clarke, North East architect and presenter of TV’s The...
The £260 million New Tyne Crossing, completed in November 2011, has taken the top civil engineering gong at the British Construction Industry Awards in London, holding off competition from projects across the UK.
The judges said the project, which includes the construction of the second Tyne vehicle tunnel using immersed tube technology, was “a demanding, challenging and highly complex project which epitomises excellence in safety, quality, design, innovation and community relations...
A decision is due to be made over the future shape of bus services in Tyne and Wear by the end of the year.
The Integrated Transport Authority (ITA) is seeking to adopt a new model which will increase the number of people using local buses and provides a better service which delivers greater value for money and cheaper fares for younger people.
Nexus has been charged with developing these proposals as part of the Bus Strategy Delivery Project, in consultation with bus companies...
COMMUTERS across Tyne and Wear are to benefit from £5m of Government money that will make their trips to and from work easier and greener, following a successful funding bid from the Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority (ITA).
The funding, from the Department for Transport's Local Sustainable Transport Fund, aims to remove potential barriers to employment, support economic growth and protect the environment across Tyne and Wear. The money will pay for a package of sustainable...
Child concessionary fares for public transport in Tyne and Wear are to rise by 10p from 1st September 2012 – the first change in price for four years.
The single fare will rise from 50p to 60p and the ‘CAT’ Child Allday Ticket will rise from £1 to £1.10.
Child Concessionary fares are provided by the Tyne and Wear Integrated Transport Authority, which uses public money to subsidise travel for children 16 and make it cheaper than the normal ‘commercial’ child fares. It...
