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News Thames super sewer hits halfway mark
patricia rayner
Tunnelling on the Thames Tideway super sewer, which is being built to limit sewage pollution in the River Thames, has reached the halfway mark. Tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have now tunnelled 12.5km of the 25km total length of the structure, with the tunnel currently stretching from Fulham in the west to Blackfriars in the City of London. The tunnel has already passed under 13 bridges including Albert Bridge, Westminster Bridge and Waterloo Bridge.
Buckingham Palace refurb progresses with conservation work Conservation experts are carefully removing 19th century Chinese wallpaper piece by piece from the walls of the Yellow Drawing Room in Buckingham Palace as part of conservation works there. The room has been emptied as part of a decant of the east wing of the palace, in preparation for reservicing work that includes replacing outdated pipes and wires. The early 19th century wallpaper came from King George IV’s Brighton Pavilion. It was discovered in storage by Queen Mary after the First World War and was rehung in the Yellow Drawing Room.
Over 100 charging forecourts for electric vehicles to be built A network of 100 electric forecourts are to be built across the UK to offer ultra-fast charging for electric vehicles as part of a £1bn programme. The first electric forecourt, developed by Gridserve and designed by Arup, is already under construction at Braintree in Essex. The solar-powered Braintree forecourt will be able to charge 24 electric vehicles at once with superchargers that can deliver up to 350kW of charging power, enabling people to charge vehicles within 20-30 minutes initially. Its construction has been supported by a £4.9m grant from Innovate UK.
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