Network Rail has named the four firms it will use to deliver a planned £490m programme of major projects in its north west and central territory for control period 7. Read more here

Buckinghamshire County Council has agreed to an extra £33m funding for Galliford Try’s South East Aylesbury Link Road project as expected costs soar to £147m for the scheme. Read more here

Designers and engineers working on five key HS2 viaducts have succeeded in cutting their carbon footprint by up to two thirds by adopting an innovative ‘double composite’ structure which uses significantly less concrete and steel than a more traditional design. Read more here

BAM has been appointed to build a new £38m teaching building at North Lindsey College in Scunthorpe. Read more here

Cardiff Council has named Kier as preferred bidder to relocate and rebuild The Court School across two new sites at existing primary schools in the city. Read more here

Galliford Try has launched a new partnership with selected consultants that will enable water industry clients to meet their AMP8 programme objectives by having access to guaranteed levels of high-quality design engineering. Read more here

Norfolk County Council has started the tender race for £600m of highways work. Read more here

Developer HUB has pickedJJ Rhatigan to deliver a£49mco-living flats project in Wood Lane, west London. Read more here

Henley Investment Management has secured consent for the mixed-use redevelopment of a site on Stanley Road in Ealing, west London. Read more here