I thought I may pass on relevant organisation meetings that I think one or two of you may like to attend in March 2016, depending mostly on where you live and where you do not live. One or two of these meetings I know will arouse interest possibly - the Catthorpe Interchange, and the Empress Nicola Sturgeon Queensferry Crossing.
On the 1st,
Crag End Landslip
The B6344, off the A697, in Northumberland, and closed since 26th Dec 2012. The talk is given by Paul Berry, a geotechnical engineer.
17.45 - 20.00, at Mining Institute, Neville Hall, Westgate Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
On the 2nd,
M1 J19 Improvement Project,
The project to improve M1 junction 19 at Catthorpe, hopefully finished by Autumn 2016. The project is being built mainly by Skanska, with help from Jacobs and AECOM.
The talk is presented by speakers from Skanska and Jacobs.
Organised by ICE East Midlands, IStructE Beds and Adjoining Counties, and ICE Cambridge.
18.00 - 20.00, Lecture Room 6, Cambridge University Engineering Department, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.
Also,
Roman roads - what can we learn?
The talk is by Paddy Lambert of Oxford Archaeology East.
Organised by CIHT East of England.
18.00 - 20.00, ARA Social Club, Manton Lane, Bedford
On the 3rd,
Greenwich Reach Swing Bridge, Southampton,
Joint meeting with the ICE and IStructE,
17.30 - 19.30, Jurys Inn, Charlotte Place, Southampton
On the 7th,
Concrete arch bridges: Unlocking their potential,
Recent developments of concrete arch bridges with Macrete.
18.15 - 20.00, Ulster Museum, Botanic Gardens, Belfast
Also,
Tame Valley Viaduct,
This carries 620 metres of the Aston Expressway A38(M) on twenty-one spans. The talk is about the structure's renovation and strengthening. Organised by CIHT West Midlands.
18.15 - 20.00, Atkins, Holliday Street, Birmingham
On the 8th,
Driving Out Delays,
The £19.1m Leicester North West Major Transport Project (LNWMTP), along the A50 Groby Road and A6 Loughborough Road, between the A46 Western Bypass and A563 Outer Ring Road.
Being done by Eurovia, who have also completed £20m worth of improvements in Loughborough. ICE East Midlands.
18.00 - 20.00, at Stephenson College, off the A511 near McDonalds on the Coalville bypass.
Also,
The A30 Temple to Higher Carblake Improvement Scheme,
4.5km of the last single carriageway section of the A30 in Cornwall. Talk by Dominic Primmer from Kier Infrastructure, and organised by ICE South-West.
18.30 - 20.00, Devonport Lecture Theatre, Portland Square Building, University of Plymouth
Also,
125 years of steel bridges in Britain,
Including suspension and cable-stayed bridges, and the motorway era from 1958-1970. The talk is by Alan Hayward FREng, and is organised by the IStructE and the Lancashire and Cheshire Regional Group.
17.45 - 20.00, Renold Building, University of Manchester (former UMIST)
On the 17th,
Queensferry Bridge,
A talk about the new cable-stayed Queensferry Crossing bridge, built with three single-column towers, and is 2.7km long. Corrosion had been discovered in the Forth Road Bridge 2005. 40,000 tonnes of steel is being constructed for the bridge - hope it's Scottish steel. The talk is by Lawrence Shackman, Project Manager from Transport Scotland. The bridge is hoped to open in late 2016 costing £1.4bn. Hope Nicola Sturgeon and her chums find as much oil as they can.
18.00 - 20.00, Kinmel Manor Hotel and Spa, St George's Road, Abergele (Conwy, north Wales), off the A55.
On the 22nd,
The history of bridge design and construction,
Why bridges may be the earliest and best illustration of the art and science of civil engineering. The talk is by Sue Threader, and is organised by ICE South-East England, with the IMechE.
18.00 - 20.00, Jellicoe Room J106, Lecture Theatre, Medway Campus, University of Greenwich, Chatham (Medway, former Kent)
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Much of the steel is not Scottish - http://www.thenational.scot/news/no-sco ... tract.8986DeptForLameExcuses wrote:I thought I may pass on relevant organisation meetings that I think one or two of you may like to attend in March 2016, depending mostly on where you live and where you do not live. One or two of these meetings I know will arouse interest possibly - the Catthorpe Interchange, and the Empress Nicola Sturgeon Queensferry Crossing.
On the 17th,
Queensferry Bridge,
A talk about the new cable-stayed Queensferry Crossing bridge, built with three single-column towers, and is 2.7km long. Corrosion had been discovered in the Forth Road Bridge 2005. 40,000 tonnes of steel is being constructed for the bridge - hope it's Scottish steel. The talk is by Lawrence Shackman, Project Manager from Transport Scotland. The bridge is hoped to open in late 2016 costing £1.4bn. Hope Nicola Sturgeon and her chums find as much oil as they can.
18.00 - 20.00, Kinmel Manor Hotel and Spa, St George's Road, Abergele (Conwy, north Wales), off the A55.
It's paid for from the existing funding (inc EU) t so the total costs of construction after this financial year is only £200million. See http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Resea ... _10-05.pdf (page 11). So no huge legacy costs to be borne going forward. It kind of fits with Scottish infrastructure spending, as roughly the same amounts are being spent on other projects going forward.
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Lincoln East West Link Road Phase 1 – site visit, Lincoln, 18.30-19.30,
21st
M8/M73/M74 Motorway improvements: Project update, Edinburgh
Event starts at 18.00
Lincoln East West Link Road Phase 1 – site visit, Lincoln, 18.30-19.30,
21st
M8/M73/M74 Motorway improvements: Project update, Edinburgh
Event starts at 18.00
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Some more meetings, in the Merrie Month of May
4th,
Mersey Gateway Bridge tour two, Runcorn
13.00-15.30, the £431m cable-stayed bridge that began work in May 2014.
See here. Organised by ICE North West.
11th,
Modern materials in highway engineering,
18.30 Oaklands Hotel, on A1242 in east Norwich
See here.
12th,
The Highway Plan for Glasgow
Technology & Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, 17.30
Celebrating the 1965 Highway Plan for Glasgow. Oh how we celebrate. They're dancing in the street to this very day. An optimistically two-lane motorway. What were they drinking at the time? Macallan's finest?
The 1965 scheme was prepared by Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick, and three former members of staff describe who was responsible - Ronnie Hunter, Jim McCafferty and Graham Edmond.
Organised by the ICE Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch.
See here.
18th,
Forth Replacement Crossing – Design, planning and construction
The Queensferry Crossing, and how it is rapidly progressing. Expect loads of selfies of Nicola Sturgeon in an SNP hard hat, winking at the camera.
Hamworthy Sports & Social Club, on A341 in Wimborne, Dorset. 18.00
42,000 tonnes of steel of non-Scottish steel is making this the largest three-tower cable-stayed bridge in the world.
If you're willing to pay £7.25, there's Beef Lasagne, Chicken Jalfrezi or Wild Mushroom Stroganoff in a hot fork buffet.
The speaker is Lawrence Shackman, the Project Manager, and Peter Curran, the Design Director from Ramboll.
Organised by ICE Poole.
See here.
26th,
Hammersmith Flyover Phase II Strengthening,
The Centre, Birchwood, Warrington, 18.30
The works is being done by Costain and designed by Ramboll Parson Brinckerhoff.
The speaker is Dr Paul Jackson.
Organised by the ICE Cheshire Branch in conjunction with the IStructE.
See here.
4th,
Mersey Gateway Bridge tour two, Runcorn
13.00-15.30, the £431m cable-stayed bridge that began work in May 2014.
See here. Organised by ICE North West.
11th,
Modern materials in highway engineering,
18.30 Oaklands Hotel, on A1242 in east Norwich
See here.
12th,
The Highway Plan for Glasgow
Technology & Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, 17.30
Celebrating the 1965 Highway Plan for Glasgow. Oh how we celebrate. They're dancing in the street to this very day. An optimistically two-lane motorway. What were they drinking at the time? Macallan's finest?
The 1965 scheme was prepared by Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick, and three former members of staff describe who was responsible - Ronnie Hunter, Jim McCafferty and Graham Edmond.
Organised by the ICE Glasgow & West of Scotland Branch.
See here.
18th,
Forth Replacement Crossing – Design, planning and construction
The Queensferry Crossing, and how it is rapidly progressing. Expect loads of selfies of Nicola Sturgeon in an SNP hard hat, winking at the camera.
Hamworthy Sports & Social Club, on A341 in Wimborne, Dorset. 18.00
42,000 tonnes of steel of non-Scottish steel is making this the largest three-tower cable-stayed bridge in the world.
If you're willing to pay £7.25, there's Beef Lasagne, Chicken Jalfrezi or Wild Mushroom Stroganoff in a hot fork buffet.
The speaker is Lawrence Shackman, the Project Manager, and Peter Curran, the Design Director from Ramboll.
Organised by ICE Poole.
See here.
26th,
Hammersmith Flyover Phase II Strengthening,
The Centre, Birchwood, Warrington, 18.30
The works is being done by Costain and designed by Ramboll Parson Brinckerhoff.
The speaker is Dr Paul Jackson.
Organised by the ICE Cheshire Branch in conjunction with the IStructE.
See here.
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Some events for what is left of September
27th,
Not on topic, but there is a talk about Hinkley Point C, and how the taxpayer is going to love it.
School of Civil & Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, 18.00 see here. Hinkley Point C is a joint venture between Laing O’Rourke and Bouygues Travaux Public. The talk is given by Sarah Williamson, a technical director of the project with Laing O’Rourke.
28th,
Shinfield Eastern Relief Road, Reading
18:00, Holiday Inn Reading South, north of junction 11, east of the A33. See here. This road is being built by Hochtief UK. Organised by the ICE Thames Valley Branch. The Shinfield ERR is expected to be finished soon.
29th,
Scotlands Roads,
17.30-18.15 start, Cairndale Hotel, Dumfries
A talk by Graham Edmond, a Senior Principal Engineer at Transport Scotland gives his experiences of Scotlands roads. Organised by the Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch of the ICE. See here.
30th,
Site visit to A465 Heads of the Valley road, Section 2 Gilwern to Brynmawr
10:00, See here . The £220m 8km scheme is hoped to open in the autumn of 2018. It is being built by Costain.
27th,
Not on topic, but there is a talk about Hinkley Point C, and how the taxpayer is going to love it.
School of Civil & Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, 18.00 see here. Hinkley Point C is a joint venture between Laing O’Rourke and Bouygues Travaux Public. The talk is given by Sarah Williamson, a technical director of the project with Laing O’Rourke.
28th,
Shinfield Eastern Relief Road, Reading
18:00, Holiday Inn Reading South, north of junction 11, east of the A33. See here. This road is being built by Hochtief UK. Organised by the ICE Thames Valley Branch. The Shinfield ERR is expected to be finished soon.
29th,
Scotlands Roads,
17.30-18.15 start, Cairndale Hotel, Dumfries
A talk by Graham Edmond, a Senior Principal Engineer at Transport Scotland gives his experiences of Scotlands roads. Organised by the Glasgow and West of Scotland Branch of the ICE. See here.
30th,
Site visit to A465 Heads of the Valley road, Section 2 Gilwern to Brynmawr
10:00, See here . The £220m 8km scheme is hoped to open in the autumn of 2018. It is being built by Costain.
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Events for October,
5th,
Proposals for two major river crossings in Suffolk,
12:00, Margaret Catchpole pub, Ipswich.
See here. The talk is given by Suzanne Buck and Graeme Mateer of Suffolk County Council. Organised by ICE East of England.
M6 J10 improvements,
17:30, Atkins, Birmingham.
See here. Organised by CIHT West Midlands.
South Bristol Link
18:00, CH2M, Burderop Park, Swindon
See here. The talk is about BIM (Building Information Modelling).
6th,
Queensferry Crossing,
17:30, Trevithick Lecture Theatre, Cardiff University School of Engineering
See here. The talk is by Lawrence Shackman, the Project Manager, from Transport Scotland. All donations are welcome, c/o N. Sturgeon, Edinburgh.
Warrington Transporter Bridge,
18:00, The Centre, Birchwood Park, Warrington.
See here. Talk by John Shipley of AECOM. The bridge was built in 1915.
Rebuilding the A591,
18:00, Ellison Building EBA 009, Northumbria University, Newcastle
See here. Talk by David Pluse, of WSP. Organised by CIHT North-East & Cumbria.
12th,
Site Visit to Inverness West Link Project.
12:30, Inverness.
See here. Organised by CIHT Scotland.
Tour of the Queensway Tunnel,
17:30, at one of the tunnels in Liverpool.
See here. Organised by ICE Merseyside. The tunnel was built in 1936.
13th,
Scotlands Roads,
17;30, Cairnbaan Hotel, Cairnbaan
See here. Talk by Graham Edmond of Transport Scotland.
20th,
New Wear Crossing, Sunderland.
13:00, Sunderland
See here. Organised by CIHT North East & Cumbria. The bridge is costing £117m.
5th,
Proposals for two major river crossings in Suffolk,
12:00, Margaret Catchpole pub, Ipswich.
See here. The talk is given by Suzanne Buck and Graeme Mateer of Suffolk County Council. Organised by ICE East of England.
M6 J10 improvements,
17:30, Atkins, Birmingham.
See here. Organised by CIHT West Midlands.
South Bristol Link
18:00, CH2M, Burderop Park, Swindon
See here. The talk is about BIM (Building Information Modelling).
6th,
Queensferry Crossing,
17:30, Trevithick Lecture Theatre, Cardiff University School of Engineering
See here. The talk is by Lawrence Shackman, the Project Manager, from Transport Scotland. All donations are welcome, c/o N. Sturgeon, Edinburgh.
Warrington Transporter Bridge,
18:00, The Centre, Birchwood Park, Warrington.
See here. Talk by John Shipley of AECOM. The bridge was built in 1915.
Rebuilding the A591,
18:00, Ellison Building EBA 009, Northumbria University, Newcastle
See here. Talk by David Pluse, of WSP. Organised by CIHT North-East & Cumbria.
12th,
Site Visit to Inverness West Link Project.
12:30, Inverness.
See here. Organised by CIHT Scotland.
Tour of the Queensway Tunnel,
17:30, at one of the tunnels in Liverpool.
See here. Organised by ICE Merseyside. The tunnel was built in 1936.
13th,
Scotlands Roads,
17;30, Cairnbaan Hotel, Cairnbaan
See here. Talk by Graham Edmond of Transport Scotland.
20th,
New Wear Crossing, Sunderland.
13:00, Sunderland
See here. Organised by CIHT North East & Cumbria. The bridge is costing £117m.
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Events for December
8th,
M1 Junction 19 - Cradle to Grave, Leeds,
The infamous Catthorpe Interchange.
School of Civil Engineering, Lecture Theatre A, University of Leeds, organised by ICE Yorkshire and Humber
18.30 (refreshments at 18.00)
See here.
Civil Engineering: A creative and rewarding career, Dundee,
Dalhousie Lecture Theatre 1, University of Dundee,
an engineer who worked with Freeman Fox in the early 1970s
See here. 17.45
8th,
M1 Junction 19 - Cradle to Grave, Leeds,
The infamous Catthorpe Interchange.
School of Civil Engineering, Lecture Theatre A, University of Leeds, organised by ICE Yorkshire and Humber
18.30 (refreshments at 18.00)
See here.
Civil Engineering: A creative and rewarding career, Dundee,
Dalhousie Lecture Theatre 1, University of Dundee,
an engineer who worked with Freeman Fox in the early 1970s
See here. 17.45
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Meetings for January 2017.
18th,
Delivering Transport Infrastructure – Norwich Northern Distributor Road, Norwich
18.00, Edwards Room, Norfolk County Hall
Joint event with the CIHT. See here.
23rd,
Queensferry Crossing.
17.30 at Ramboll, off the A336 in Netley Marsh, Southampton
Talk is by Stephen Knox of Ramboll (Danish). 34,500 tonnes of steel.
ICE South East England, South Branch Graduate, Student, Technician (GSA) Group
See here
24th,
What is a smart motorway?
Shirehall, Shrewsbury,
with Max Brown, the Smart Roads Team Leader, Professional & Technical Solutions at Highways England
He is Mr Smart Motorways. All those crashes with people on the M42 are his fault. He attended the Sir John Colfox School in Bridport, Dorset in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
ICE West Midlands 17.30, see here
26th,
M1/A5 link road, Dunstable Northern Bypass, St Albans,
AECOM House, St Albans, 18.30
See here.
18th,
Delivering Transport Infrastructure – Norwich Northern Distributor Road, Norwich
18.00, Edwards Room, Norfolk County Hall
Joint event with the CIHT. See here.
23rd,
Queensferry Crossing.
17.30 at Ramboll, off the A336 in Netley Marsh, Southampton
Talk is by Stephen Knox of Ramboll (Danish). 34,500 tonnes of steel.
ICE South East England, South Branch Graduate, Student, Technician (GSA) Group
See here
24th,
What is a smart motorway?
Shirehall, Shrewsbury,
with Max Brown, the Smart Roads Team Leader, Professional & Technical Solutions at Highways England
He is Mr Smart Motorways. All those crashes with people on the M42 are his fault. He attended the Sir John Colfox School in Bridport, Dorset in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
ICE West Midlands 17.30, see here
26th,
M1/A5 link road, Dunstable Northern Bypass, St Albans,
AECOM House, St Albans, 18.30
See here.
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Meetings for Feb 2017
7th,
A160/A180 Port of Immingham Improvement: Geotechnical aspects, Leeds
University of Leeds, School of Civil Engineering,
Craig Snow and Richard Pickup from Costain
£88m investment by Highways England.
Organised by ICE Yorkshire and Humber, Yorkshire Geotechnical Group, 18.30
See here.
8th,
A465 Heads of the Valleys - Section 2 Gilwern to Brynmawr, Cardiff
This road section will deliver community benefits, and for the National Skills Academy for Construction.
8.1km through the Clydach Gorge
Bill Hughes, Arcadis and Bruce Richards, Project Director, Costain
Scheme is costing £223m, and started December 2014, to finish in late 2018
17.30 Trevithick Lecture Theatre, Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University
Organised by ICE Wales
See here
9th,
Visit to Traffic Scotland National Control Centre (TSNCC)
Organised by the CIHT
17.00, Traffic Scotland National Control Centre, South Queensferry
20 minute walk from Dalmeny Rail Station
16th,
Humber Tag, Lincoln
Join event with the CIHT and IHE. Speakers from Britcon.
Organised by ICE East Midlands, Lincolnshire branch.
18.30, The Collection, Lincoln
See here
M4 Junctions 3-12 Smart Motorway, Reading
Organised by ICE South East England, Thames Valley Branch
The speaker David Pilsworth is from Ch2mARCADIS
18.00, Holiday Inn, Basingstoke Road, Reading
See here
21st,
M1 Junction 19 Catthorpe Interchange,
Organised by the CIHT with ICE Northampton
Speakers from Jacobs and Skanska
18.00 at Sunley Conference Centre, Northampton
7th,
A160/A180 Port of Immingham Improvement: Geotechnical aspects, Leeds
University of Leeds, School of Civil Engineering,
Craig Snow and Richard Pickup from Costain
£88m investment by Highways England.
Organised by ICE Yorkshire and Humber, Yorkshire Geotechnical Group, 18.30
See here.
8th,
A465 Heads of the Valleys - Section 2 Gilwern to Brynmawr, Cardiff
This road section will deliver community benefits, and for the National Skills Academy for Construction.
8.1km through the Clydach Gorge
Bill Hughes, Arcadis and Bruce Richards, Project Director, Costain
Scheme is costing £223m, and started December 2014, to finish in late 2018
17.30 Trevithick Lecture Theatre, Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University
Organised by ICE Wales
See here
9th,
Visit to Traffic Scotland National Control Centre (TSNCC)
Organised by the CIHT
17.00, Traffic Scotland National Control Centre, South Queensferry
20 minute walk from Dalmeny Rail Station
16th,
Humber Tag, Lincoln
Join event with the CIHT and IHE. Speakers from Britcon.
Organised by ICE East Midlands, Lincolnshire branch.
18.30, The Collection, Lincoln
See here
M4 Junctions 3-12 Smart Motorway, Reading
Organised by ICE South East England, Thames Valley Branch
The speaker David Pilsworth is from Ch2mARCADIS
18.00, Holiday Inn, Basingstoke Road, Reading
See here
21st,
M1 Junction 19 Catthorpe Interchange,
Organised by the CIHT with ICE Northampton
Speakers from Jacobs and Skanska
18.00 at Sunley Conference Centre, Northampton
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Meetings for March 2017,
1st,
A47 Route Strategy – Joint Presentation with Bedford Civil Engineering Society,
Aaron Douglas – Highways England,
CIHT East Midland Branch Joint Meeting
2nd,
Going Underground – Dartford Tunnel,
Connect Plus Services, Dartford
The two Dartford tunnels opened in 1963 and 1980, and now form part of the Dartford Crossing.
Since 2009, Connect Plus Services have been providing services for the M25.
Organised by CIHT SE and London Region.
The speakers are Graham Pearce and Stephen Dodds, and the event includes a visit to the control room.
8pm, See here
16th,
Breakfast Briefing - Smart Motorways,
Yorkshire & the Humber CIHT
Pinsent Mason, Leeds
23rd,
ICE North East, New Wear Crossing site visit, Sunderland
14.00-17.00, run in conjunction with the IStructE Northern Counties Young members Group.
The New Wear Crossing is a three span cable-stayed structure.
See here
The Great Yorkshire Way - Winners of CIHT Y&H Annual Best Project Award 2016
Yorkshire & the Humber CIHT
1st,
A47 Route Strategy – Joint Presentation with Bedford Civil Engineering Society,
Aaron Douglas – Highways England,
CIHT East Midland Branch Joint Meeting
2nd,
Going Underground – Dartford Tunnel,
Connect Plus Services, Dartford
The two Dartford tunnels opened in 1963 and 1980, and now form part of the Dartford Crossing.
Since 2009, Connect Plus Services have been providing services for the M25.
Organised by CIHT SE and London Region.
The speakers are Graham Pearce and Stephen Dodds, and the event includes a visit to the control room.
8pm, See here
16th,
Breakfast Briefing - Smart Motorways,
Yorkshire & the Humber CIHT
Pinsent Mason, Leeds
23rd,
ICE North East, New Wear Crossing site visit, Sunderland
14.00-17.00, run in conjunction with the IStructE Northern Counties Young members Group.
The New Wear Crossing is a three span cable-stayed structure.
See here
The Great Yorkshire Way - Winners of CIHT Y&H Annual Best Project Award 2016
Yorkshire & the Humber CIHT
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Meetings for April 2017,
6th,
Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, Glasgow
A talk about the AWPR/B-T (Balmedie to Tipperty) at 17.30. Also broadcast online (previous talks are sometimes available months later too). There is quite a large bridge crossing the River Dee.
Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde
A talk by Gavin Dyet of Transport Scotland. See here or Transport Scotland
7th,
Site visit, Eastern Bay Link, Cardiff
Get up early for an 8am visit to the 1.km dual-carriageway Eastern Bay Link. Breakfast is provided.
The speaker is Gareth Pittard of Dawnus. The link is expected to open in late Spring 2017.
It provides access to the Central Enterprise Zone. See here or Dawnus Construction. It is built jointly with Ferrovial of Spain.
Organised by ICE Wales Cymru GEG (Ground Engineering Group).
12th,
Site visit to Cross Keys swing bridge, Lincolnshire
A visit to the A17 bridge at Sutton Bridge. Many of you may have visited it before. Visit starts at 18.00.
The speaker is Peter Parfett of Lincolnshire County Council. The bridge was built by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Company and opened on 18 July 1897 and crosses the River Nene. Lincolnshire County Council took over the running of the bridge in 1967.
See here
Organised by ICE East Midlands.
Lecture series: Charter Square highway works - Lecture 1/3, Sheffield,
Charter Square in Sheffield is being transformed from a complex dated pedestrian subway and roundabout. It is being built by Eurovia and BAM.
Arup Sheffield, Norfolk Street, 18.30. See here. Also a talk on the 19th, 18.30, a site visit on the 25th at 15.30
20th,
Where did our roads come from? Poole,
The speaker will be discussing the key developments that affected how the network was established, and how it grew into what we see today.
RNLI Lifeboat College, 18.00. See here.
26th,
Site visit to Norwich Northern Distributor Road, Norwich
Apparently this is fully booked. I know many of you will be profoundly disappointed.
It is a 20km dual carriageway, developed by Norfolk County Council, and is the biggest local authority promoted road construction scheme in the country. Balfour Beatty started the contract on 4 January 2016.
NDR Site Office, Roundtree Way, Norwich. See here.
27th,
A556 Knutsford to Bowdon Improvement Scheme – construction and the use of BIM, Chester,
The new 6.5km route connects the M6 junction 19 in Tabley with the M56 junction 7 at Bowdon and was opened to traffic as planned at the beginning of March 2017. The project was one of the first by Highways England to implement Building Information Modelling. It started on 10 November 2014 and cost £191.9 million.
The former route (isn't it a Roman road?) will be renamed as the B5569 and will be reduced to a single carriageway with a segregated shared user facility for pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians.
Mercure Chester Abbots Well Hotel, Chester (near the A55 bypass) at 18.30. See here or Cheshire East Council or Highways England. One of the speakers is Rachel Ellison, the Project Director from Costain.
Organised by ICE Cheshire with ICE Transport Engineering Group.
6th,
Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, Glasgow
A talk about the AWPR/B-T (Balmedie to Tipperty) at 17.30. Also broadcast online (previous talks are sometimes available months later too). There is quite a large bridge crossing the River Dee.
Technology and Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde
A talk by Gavin Dyet of Transport Scotland. See here or Transport Scotland
7th,
Site visit, Eastern Bay Link, Cardiff
Get up early for an 8am visit to the 1.km dual-carriageway Eastern Bay Link. Breakfast is provided.
The speaker is Gareth Pittard of Dawnus. The link is expected to open in late Spring 2017.
It provides access to the Central Enterprise Zone. See here or Dawnus Construction. It is built jointly with Ferrovial of Spain.
Organised by ICE Wales Cymru GEG (Ground Engineering Group).
12th,
Site visit to Cross Keys swing bridge, Lincolnshire
A visit to the A17 bridge at Sutton Bridge. Many of you may have visited it before. Visit starts at 18.00.
The speaker is Peter Parfett of Lincolnshire County Council. The bridge was built by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Company and opened on 18 July 1897 and crosses the River Nene. Lincolnshire County Council took over the running of the bridge in 1967.
See here
Organised by ICE East Midlands.
Lecture series: Charter Square highway works - Lecture 1/3, Sheffield,
Charter Square in Sheffield is being transformed from a complex dated pedestrian subway and roundabout. It is being built by Eurovia and BAM.
Arup Sheffield, Norfolk Street, 18.30. See here. Also a talk on the 19th, 18.30, a site visit on the 25th at 15.30
20th,
Where did our roads come from? Poole,
The speaker will be discussing the key developments that affected how the network was established, and how it grew into what we see today.
RNLI Lifeboat College, 18.00. See here.
26th,
Site visit to Norwich Northern Distributor Road, Norwich
Apparently this is fully booked. I know many of you will be profoundly disappointed.
It is a 20km dual carriageway, developed by Norfolk County Council, and is the biggest local authority promoted road construction scheme in the country. Balfour Beatty started the contract on 4 January 2016.
NDR Site Office, Roundtree Way, Norwich. See here.
27th,
A556 Knutsford to Bowdon Improvement Scheme – construction and the use of BIM, Chester,
The new 6.5km route connects the M6 junction 19 in Tabley with the M56 junction 7 at Bowdon and was opened to traffic as planned at the beginning of March 2017. The project was one of the first by Highways England to implement Building Information Modelling. It started on 10 November 2014 and cost £191.9 million.
The former route (isn't it a Roman road?) will be renamed as the B5569 and will be reduced to a single carriageway with a segregated shared user facility for pedestrians, cyclists and equestrians.
Mercure Chester Abbots Well Hotel, Chester (near the A55 bypass) at 18.30. See here or Cheshire East Council or Highways England. One of the speakers is Rachel Ellison, the Project Director from Costain.
Organised by ICE Cheshire with ICE Transport Engineering Group.
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Re: Professional organisation meetings for May
Meetings for May 2017
3rd,
Traffic microsimulation and its applications, Guildford
University of Surrey, Thomas Telford Building, Room 40AA03, 18.00,
Organised by Thames Valley Branch Graduate Student Apprentice of ICE South East England
See here
4th,
Crossrail,
OK, one mode-of-transport dimension off topic, but one or two may have an interest at a stretch,
Speaker is Rhys Williams, Head of Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health for Crossrail, which costs £14.8bn. Chicken feed compared to HS2.
Organised by Institution of Structural Engineers, Chester & North Wales Region.
Holiday Inn Chester (South) A483/A55 junction, 18:00
See here and here.
12th,
Graduates & Students Professional Development Conference 2017 - A1 Leeming to Barton Improvement Scheme, Newcastle.
Upgrading of the A1 to motorway standard between Leeming and Barton (A1L2B) began in March 2014
Organised by ICE NE Graduates and Students Committee of ICE North East England. It costs £35 for members, and £45 for non members. Speakers include David Lowery, the JV Project Director. Richard McGukin is also there from the Northern Powerhouse, if you want to ask him what that is.
The scheme is a joint venture of AECOM, Carillion and Morgan Sindall.
St James Park, Newcastle, 09:00 - 17:00
See here
15th,
Immersed Tunnels ,
History of the development of the immersed tunnel construction technique followed by the design and construction features of immersed tunnels making reference to some challenging projects.
Speaker is John Busby.
Organised by Institution of Structural Engineers, Southern Region
Portland Building, University of Portsmouth, 18:00
See here.
25th,
Mersey Gateway – Another update on construction progress, Widnes,
At talk about the new A533 bridge.
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre, Mersey Road, Widnes, 18.30
See here
3rd,
Traffic microsimulation and its applications, Guildford
University of Surrey, Thomas Telford Building, Room 40AA03, 18.00,
Organised by Thames Valley Branch Graduate Student Apprentice of ICE South East England
See here
4th,
Crossrail,
OK, one mode-of-transport dimension off topic, but one or two may have an interest at a stretch,
Speaker is Rhys Williams, Head of Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health for Crossrail, which costs £14.8bn. Chicken feed compared to HS2.
Organised by Institution of Structural Engineers, Chester & North Wales Region.
Holiday Inn Chester (South) A483/A55 junction, 18:00
See here and here.
12th,
Graduates & Students Professional Development Conference 2017 - A1 Leeming to Barton Improvement Scheme, Newcastle.
Upgrading of the A1 to motorway standard between Leeming and Barton (A1L2B) began in March 2014
Organised by ICE NE Graduates and Students Committee of ICE North East England. It costs £35 for members, and £45 for non members. Speakers include David Lowery, the JV Project Director. Richard McGukin is also there from the Northern Powerhouse, if you want to ask him what that is.
The scheme is a joint venture of AECOM, Carillion and Morgan Sindall.
St James Park, Newcastle, 09:00 - 17:00
See here
15th,
Immersed Tunnels ,
History of the development of the immersed tunnel construction technique followed by the design and construction features of immersed tunnels making reference to some challenging projects.
Speaker is John Busby.
Organised by Institution of Structural Engineers, Southern Region
Portland Building, University of Portsmouth, 18:00
See here.
25th,
Mersey Gateway – Another update on construction progress, Widnes,
At talk about the new A533 bridge.
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre, Mersey Road, Widnes, 18.30
See here
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Re: Professional organisation meetings for September
ICE, or similar, organised meetings for the month of September 2017.
14th,
The A9 Dualling Programme – the technical challenges, Edinburgh,
Royal Society of Edinburgh, George Street
The Scottish Government announced in 2011 to dual the A9 up to Inverness by 2025.
Highly constrained areas are the Drumochter Pass and the Slochd. Representatives are from Jacobs, CH2M Fairhurst Joint Venture, and Atkins Mouchel Joint Venture.
17.30, See here.
Organised by ICE Scotland
14th,
The A9 Dualling Programme – the technical challenges, Edinburgh,
Royal Society of Edinburgh, George Street
The Scottish Government announced in 2011 to dual the A9 up to Inverness by 2025.
Highly constrained areas are the Drumochter Pass and the Slochd. Representatives are from Jacobs, CH2M Fairhurst Joint Venture, and Atkins Mouchel Joint Venture.
17.30, See here.
Organised by ICE Scotland
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Re: Professional organisation meetings for September
A14 Upgrade presentation. Details at https://www.cices.org/news/events/a14-u ... sentation/
Arranged by the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors. Members can book online, strangely, no telephone number given.
20th Sept. 2017, 18:00 to 20:00, at A14 Boxworth Project Office, near Cambridge Services A14 Junction 28
Presentations by
Mike Evans, Highways England, Stakeholder manager, will be speaking on the over view of the project, the events that have happened and the current delivery method.
Mark Lawton, A14 Integrated Delivery Team, Chief Engineering Surveyor, will present details of the surveying techniques used on the project, including mobile Laser scanning surveys and drones.
Batsetswe Motsumi, A14 Integrated Delivery Team, Section 4 Commercial Manager who will present details of the A14 contractual model contract conditions.
Lots of other meetings, look at https://www.cices.org/news/events/
Arranged by the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors. Members can book online, strangely, no telephone number given.
20th Sept. 2017, 18:00 to 20:00, at A14 Boxworth Project Office, near Cambridge Services A14 Junction 28
Presentations by
Mike Evans, Highways England, Stakeholder manager, will be speaking on the over view of the project, the events that have happened and the current delivery method.
Mark Lawton, A14 Integrated Delivery Team, Chief Engineering Surveyor, will present details of the surveying techniques used on the project, including mobile Laser scanning surveys and drones.
Batsetswe Motsumi, A14 Integrated Delivery Team, Section 4 Commercial Manager who will present details of the A14 contractual model contract conditions.
Lots of other meetings, look at https://www.cices.org/news/events/
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Re: Professional organisation meetings for September
Thanks. Going to go along to that one.DeptForLameExcuses wrote:ICE, or similar, organised meetings for the month of September 2017.
14th,
The A9 Dualling Programme – the technical challenges, Edinburgh,
Royal Society of Edinburgh, George Street
The Scottish Government announced in 2011 to dual the A9 up to Inverness by 2025.
Highly constrained areas are the Drumochter Pass and the Slochd. Representatives are from Jacobs, CH2M Fairhurst Joint Venture, and Atkins Mouchel Joint Venture.
17.30, See here.
Organised by ICE Scotland
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Re: Professional organisation meetings for September
Still baffled why this isn't an M11 extension to the A1(M) project. Local and prohibited traffic is easily catered for anyway or could be afforded an LAR ala A1(M) in Yorkshire.drm567 wrote:A14 Upgrade presentation. Details at https://www.cices.org/news/events/a14-u ... sentation/
Arranged by the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors. Members can book online, strangely, no telephone number given.
20th Sept. 2017, 18:00 to 20:00, at A14 Boxworth Project Office, near Cambridge Services A14 Junction 28
Presentations by
Mike Evans, Highways England, Stakeholder manager, will be speaking on the over view of the project, the events that have happened and the current delivery method.
Mark Lawton, A14 Integrated Delivery Team, Chief Engineering Surveyor, will present details of the surveying techniques used on the project, including mobile Laser scanning surveys and drones.
Batsetswe Motsumi, A14 Integrated Delivery Team, Section 4 Commercial Manager who will present details of the A14 contractual model contract conditions.
Lots of other meetings, look at https://www.cices.org/news/events/
How about some more beans Mr. Taggart?
Re: Professional organisation meetings for September
Most long distance traffic is east/west on the A14 and not north/south on the M11. The high BCR is for reducing congestion for freight traffic from the Suffolk ports.ScottB5411 wrote:Still baffled why this isn't an M11 extension to the A1(M) project. Local and prohibited traffic is easily catered for anyway or could be afforded an LAR ala A1(M) in Yorkshire.drm567 wrote:A14 Upgrade presentation. Details at https://www.cices.org/news/events/a14-u ... sentation/
Arranged by the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors. Members can book online, strangely, no telephone number given.
20th Sept. 2017, 18:00 to 20:00, at A14 Boxworth Project Office, near Cambridge Services A14 Junction 28
Presentations by
Mike Evans, Highways England, Stakeholder manager, will be speaking on the over view of the project, the events that have happened and the current delivery method.
Mark Lawton, A14 Integrated Delivery Team, Chief Engineering Surveyor, will present details of the surveying techniques used on the project, including mobile Laser scanning surveys and drones.
Batsetswe Motsumi, A14 Integrated Delivery Team, Section 4 Commercial Manager who will present details of the A14 contractual model contract conditions.
Lots of other meetings, look at https://www.cices.org/news/events/
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Re: Professional organisation meetings for October
Meetings for October 2017,
3rd,
Tunnelling in the UK: The old and the new, Coalville,
Stephenson College, Thornborough Road, Coalville
18:00
See here.
4th,
A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme,
Swavesey site office (Cambridge Extra services on A14) 18:00, ICE East of England,
After the meeting at 20:30 there will be a buffet supper.
See here.
5th,
Mersey Gateway Design & Construction,
Holiday Inn Chester (South),
IStructE Chester & North Wales,
18:00, Paul Sanders of COWI
See here,
10th,
A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon,
Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford
MAB211 Lord Ashcroft Building, 18:00
Mike Evans of Highways England and Jim McNicholas of Skanska,
ICE East of England, Essex Branch
See here.
11th,
Queensferry Crossing: The Final Chapter, Edinburgh ,
University of Edinburgh, Lecture Theatre G.03, Ground Floor,
50 George Square, Edinburgh
ICE Edinburgh Area Branch
18:00, joint event with the Institution of Structural Engineers.
Lawrence Shackman, Transport Scotland Project Manager
See here and here,
The Forth Crossing, Preston,
University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), Foster Building, Preston
Joint event with the IStructE
18:30, Speaker: John Redpath
See here and here.
18th,
Delivering the New Wear Crossing, Newcastle,
Newcastle University – Cassie Building Common Room
17:30, Amy Wright and Ryan Dillon from Farrans
See here,
19th,
The Queensferry Crossing, Chester,
Mercure Chester Abbots Well Hotel, Christleton
18.30, Peter Curran - Design Joint Venture Project Director, Ramboll
See here,
3rd,
Tunnelling in the UK: The old and the new, Coalville,
Stephenson College, Thornborough Road, Coalville
18:00
See here.
4th,
A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme,
Swavesey site office (Cambridge Extra services on A14) 18:00, ICE East of England,
After the meeting at 20:30 there will be a buffet supper.
See here.
5th,
Mersey Gateway Design & Construction,
Holiday Inn Chester (South),
IStructE Chester & North Wales,
18:00, Paul Sanders of COWI
See here,
10th,
A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon,
Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford
MAB211 Lord Ashcroft Building, 18:00
Mike Evans of Highways England and Jim McNicholas of Skanska,
ICE East of England, Essex Branch
See here.
11th,
Queensferry Crossing: The Final Chapter, Edinburgh ,
University of Edinburgh, Lecture Theatre G.03, Ground Floor,
50 George Square, Edinburgh
ICE Edinburgh Area Branch
18:00, joint event with the Institution of Structural Engineers.
Lawrence Shackman, Transport Scotland Project Manager
See here and here,
The Forth Crossing, Preston,
University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), Foster Building, Preston
Joint event with the IStructE
18:30, Speaker: John Redpath
See here and here.
18th,
Delivering the New Wear Crossing, Newcastle,
Newcastle University – Cassie Building Common Room
17:30, Amy Wright and Ryan Dillon from Farrans
See here,
19th,
The Queensferry Crossing, Chester,
Mercure Chester Abbots Well Hotel, Christleton
18.30, Peter Curran - Design Joint Venture Project Director, Ramboll
See here,
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Re: Professional organisation meetings for November
Meetings for November 2017,
9th,
A9 dualling - Perth to Inverness, Glasgow,
Technology & Innovation Building, University of Strathclyde, 99 George Street, Glasgow, near Glasgow Cathedral
17.30, ICE Scotland, Lecture is about the section from Luncarty to the Pass of Birnam
The A9 dualling programme will dual 80 miles.
Also available online apparently.
See here
13th,
British Geotechnical Association Touring Lecture 2017, Southampton,
Solent Conference Centre, The Spark, Southampton Solent University,
18.00, talk by the Italian female Prof Giulia Viggiani on tunnelling, and will talk about the proposed Strait of Messina Bridge
See here and here (PDF)
14th,
A brief history of the New Wear Crossing, Middlesbrough,
Stephenson Building Lecture Theatre, Teesside University, Middlesbrough
17.45, organised by ICE Teesside Branch, the New Wear Bridge in Sunderland is a cable-stayed bridge built by Farrans Construction
The talk is by Jim Kilcar and Ruxandra Tanasescu, both from Atkins, and Ed Wallage from Sunderland City Council. Joint meeting with the IStructE.
See here and here (PDF)
9th,
A9 dualling - Perth to Inverness, Glasgow,
Technology & Innovation Building, University of Strathclyde, 99 George Street, Glasgow, near Glasgow Cathedral
17.30, ICE Scotland, Lecture is about the section from Luncarty to the Pass of Birnam
The A9 dualling programme will dual 80 miles.
Also available online apparently.
See here
13th,
British Geotechnical Association Touring Lecture 2017, Southampton,
Solent Conference Centre, The Spark, Southampton Solent University,
18.00, talk by the Italian female Prof Giulia Viggiani on tunnelling, and will talk about the proposed Strait of Messina Bridge
See here and here (PDF)
14th,
A brief history of the New Wear Crossing, Middlesbrough,
Stephenson Building Lecture Theatre, Teesside University, Middlesbrough
17.45, organised by ICE Teesside Branch, the New Wear Bridge in Sunderland is a cable-stayed bridge built by Farrans Construction
The talk is by Jim Kilcar and Ruxandra Tanasescu, both from Atkins, and Ed Wallage from Sunderland City Council. Joint meeting with the IStructE.
See here and here (PDF)
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Re: Professional organisation meetings for December
Events for December 2017
12th,
Lincoln Eastern Bypass – Lincoln to Spalding rail underbridge construction, Lincoln
A talk about the 600-tonne railway bridge at Washingborough. The Lincoln Eastern Bypass is a 7.5-km road. The bridge was built in 72 hours. The bypass should be built by winter 2019.
Organised by ICE East Midlands.
The Collection, Danes Terrace, Lincoln 18.00
See here
The Design and Construction of the Mersey Gateway Bridge,
Paul Sanders of COWI A/S (Danish consulting engineers) gives a talk.
Organised by IStructE Republic of Ireland.
DIT (Dublin Institute of Technology), Room 251, Rotunda, Dublin, Ireland 17.30
See here and here
12th,
Lincoln Eastern Bypass – Lincoln to Spalding rail underbridge construction, Lincoln
A talk about the 600-tonne railway bridge at Washingborough. The Lincoln Eastern Bypass is a 7.5-km road. The bridge was built in 72 hours. The bypass should be built by winter 2019.
Organised by ICE East Midlands.
The Collection, Danes Terrace, Lincoln 18.00
See here
The Design and Construction of the Mersey Gateway Bridge,
Paul Sanders of COWI A/S (Danish consulting engineers) gives a talk.
Organised by IStructE Republic of Ireland.
DIT (Dublin Institute of Technology), Room 251, Rotunda, Dublin, Ireland 17.30
See here and here
Give your heart and life gives you a receipt.