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Exciting news! 📢 We have secured our first project through the LOT 3 Gen 5 Framework with Devon County Council for the £7.5m Dinan Way improvements at Exmouth. The Dinan Way project at Exmouth includes the construction of an 850m stretch of two-way carriageway with two connecting roundabouts between the junction of Dinan Way / Hulham Road and the A376 Exmouth Road. Octavius Delivery Director for Highways, Chris Hudson commented. “Our works will commence this December and are anticipated to be complete by December 2025. Once completed our works will divert traffic from Exmouth Town Centre and reduce congestion to residential areas such as Summer Lane. It will also improve sustainable travel options for local communities including safer and more accessible onward connectivity to the Exe Estuary Trail, a 26Km cycle route through beautiful villages along a wonderfully level route taking in RSPB reserves offering some of the best opportunities to view wildlife along the estuary. We are therefore delighted to be playing our part in supporting Devon County Councils objectives to positively address climate concerns, drive sustainable economic recovery and enhance the health and wellbeing of their communities.” Read more about how our works will improve congestion and connectivity in Devon on our website 👇 https://lnkd.in/e4-EydEv #BringingPeopleTogether #InfrastructureImprovements #Exmouth #DinanWay #Devon #RoadImprovements #Highways #ReducingCongestion #ConnectingPeople #Construction Mike Todd

Meeting the housing challenge requires new approaches to project delivery and design thinking. Diverse partnerships in supply chain, logistics, off-site construction, Factory Fabrication, and on site installation is critical to ensure maximum value and efficiencies. This western Alaska project is a test case for building in one of the most extreme climates....In terms of weather, logistics, and finance.

The large scale mitigation project devised by Natural England and through their District Level Scheme - essentially it is the same licensing scheme as before - it just up streams habitat compensation - in NE's schemes that means lots of ponds min size 150m2 - developers still have to enquire, then pay their share of the conservation payments assessed by an impact assessment - with all the ecological data supplied by consultants for each site, then once the payment is paid then an application for the licence can be made - with a reasoned statement for developments (over 0.5Ha). I am wondering when 5,000 ponds will be achieved by the district licensing scheme? The greatest number of ponds ever created in England for amphibians Will it help great crested newts? I am certain the same sort of results will arise from the research from DICE on 18 site based mitigation projects 7 years on. Ponds are the main limiting factor for newt conservation at a local landscape level - newt consultants have known this for decades. It is great to see so many ponds being put into the ground - will the space for them run out and will they impact on BNG and habitat banks?

Restoring our natural wetlands and ponds are essential to enhancing and restoring biodiversity. Natural England's Biodiversity Net Gain programme is driving nature and growth. #BNG #ponds #wetlands

Doing our part at Aggregate Industries in shoring up the coastal regions

Curious about all of the development happening around River Falls? Check out the City of River Falls Current Development Map! This map is an inventory of current and upcoming development projects throughout the City. #development #RiverFalls #construction #housing #commercialconstruction #industrialconstruction #infrastructureprojects

City of Brockville Tree Maintenance – Which trees are addressed? When and Where? Brockville - The City of Brockville maintains 276.86 lane kilometres of roadways. To put that distance into perspective, it is 266 km from Brockville to Bowmanville, Ontario. On average, there is one tree per 100 meters. That’s 2,760 roadside trees that our Parks division is responsible for maintaining, in addition to the trees in our parks and green spaces. https://lnkd.in/gRpjXG6q

Skyline Enterprise Ltd's vision to transform Kilvey Hill into a £40m leisure hub is stirring conversation. On one hand, it heralds a significant economic boost with a cable car and zipline attraction nestled amidst Swansea's historic landscape. Local business advocates envision an economic renaissance. 🚡💼 Yet, we're urged to pause - what is the price of progress? Campaigners argue this endeavour could indeed "trash" our treasured green spaces and disrupt local wildlife, severing a connection to a simpler, natural heritage. 🌲🐾 The balance between economic development and ecological conservation is delicate. Can this innovative project co-exist with the hill's historical grandeur without compromising its integrity? Swansea council's commitment to public consultation reassures that every voice can shape the final decision. What's your take on this transformative project? Will it be a jewel in Swansea's crown, or a step too far for our green legacy? 🗨️ Share your thoughts below. ⚖️ Let's weigh development with preservation. #Swansea #Planning #TownPlanning

Whilst being back in Ashbourne recently, my son and I visited Carsington Water, which was both built and is currently operated by Severn Trent Water. Surprisingly, it took around 30 years to plan and build and was the last reservoir to be built in the UK, eventually opening in 1992. To many (including myself), the 1990s doesn’t seem that long ago, but the reality is, well over thirty years have passed since then! Building reservoirs is a challenging business, a fact proven by the construction of Carsington itself, where in unrelated circumstances the original dam failed and four people tragically lost their lives. However, the need to build more reservoirs across the UK is clear and obvious, especially in the south of England. Even a cursory exercise in short-term ‘horizon scanning’ will identify a combination of potential issues including water scarcity and water security (which are different but not unrelated problems) as a broader consequence of ever increasing climate change. Working for an organisation that manages a large proportion of the country’s reservoir stock provides a unique insight into the pressures of maintaining these large infrastructural assets. As well as currently repairing and upgrading a number of reservoirs (Toddbrook in Derbyshire and Harthill in South Yorkshire) the Trust, along with STW, is currently exploring an innovative scheme to use the historic canal network for significant water transfer from the Midlands to the Southeast, which is currently open to public consultation. That said, it’s clear that the task of providing the population with fresh water cannot just be left in the hands of privately owned water companies (a point the political philosopher John Gray has repeatedly made), but the State appears to be ignoring the obvious signs of their growing inadequacies and has been doing so for the last two decades! Despite the issues that plagued the construction of Carsington Water, the need to build it was crucial, an increasing need that has been growing ever more acute since. The solution to this problem won’t be easy, but we need to face into it, let’s just hope that things don’t become too critical before an unimaginable reality really bites! https://lnkd.in/eU3wke5t #heritage #conservation #civilengineering #watermanagement #derbyshire #thefabricofplaces

https://lnkd.in/dagKfBSc Isn't it great when a project keeps on giving. Thirty years ago last month we held the North Arncliffe Charrette, the first in NSW. Bob Meyer and Peter R (for Robinson) were the lead consultants and the charrette team included Paul Murrain, Wendy Morris, Chris Stapleton, David White and others that I never see on LinkedIN (but let me know if you're out there). As the Director of Planning for Rockdale CC, my objectives were to: 1. Extend the planned airport rail line to the East Hills Line where it crossed the Main Southern Line, giving a very powerful (in urbanist terms) focus to the redevelopment of North Arncliffe (now named Wolli Creek); 2. Divert the freeway from as much of the Wolli Creek valley as could possibly be achieved (thankyou The Hon. Carl Scully); 3. Protect Tempe House, its chapel and gardens; and 4. Demonstrate the value of rezoning North Arncliffe for a high density transit oriented development (#TOD). We achieved all of that and, when the rezoning was assured, the project passed first to Landco (David Chandler OAM) who secured the masterplan and then to a Landcom-Australand JV that I helped to set up thanks to the support of Sean O'Toole (I was at Landcom by then). When it was clear that it would be profitable Australand bought out Landcom and then Australand morphed into Frasers who delivered the project (well done Rod Fehring, Nigel Edgar and team). There is now just one building left to complete. Now Wolli Creek Park has been increased in area by about 10% to 45 Ha (thanks Minister Penny Sharpe) and it directly links with the Cook River open space and park network at its eastern end (see the link for a plan showing the acquired lands). All we need now is that long-promised footbridge to connect Discovery Point to Waterworth Park (please note Rod Fehring and Minister Sharpe).