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An aerial photo of Bhaktapur, a UNESCO World Heritage site located in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. The site consists of a few pagoda buildings surrounding a small square. There are people walking around the site and also a few parked motorcycles. It's a bright day with a few clouds.

Type: Infrastructure blog

Why regional and national governments need to collaborate to deliver infrastructure

A lack of communication between levels of government has created some challenges for infrastructure delivery in Nepal, explains Chandra Shrestha, ICE country representative.

Date: 21 May 2025

A photo of a tram in Nottingham, UK. The tram carriages are blue and white, and it's pulled up on a road in front of a stone building with blue awning.

Type: Civil Engineer blog

How infrastructure can give the East Midlands the economic boost it needs

The region has been experiencing low productivity and below average investment in infrastructure. What’s the solution?

Date: 20 May 2025

A photo of a car stopped before a blocked off road. There are several red barriers, a red sign with 'road closed' in white print and a yellow sign with 'diversion' in black print and an arrow pointing right.

Type: Civil Engineer blog

Does asset maintenance need a fairy godmother?

If maintenance is the Cinderella of infrastructure, engineers can be the ones to reveal its potential, write Professor Jim Hall and Dr Janvi Shah.

Date: 15 May 2025

A photo of the London skyline with three big yellow cranes sticking out above the buildings. The sky is blue but there are some large grey clouds as well.

Type: Infrastructure blog

Why do major infrastructure projects cost so much and take so long?

A new ICE green paper consultation will examine how governments can deliver major projects on time and on budget.

Date: 14 May 2025

what is autistic masking and how can industry help

Type: ICE Community blog

'The world has little to no consideration for autism in its design'

Environment Agency engineer, Ayo Sokale, explains the struggles of being neurodiverse and asks the industry if they could be doing more to build a world that values, rather than suppresses, differences.

Date: 13 May 2025

A photo of the Villette basin in Paris, France. The tree-lined basin holds teal water, with a long strand of yellow buoy cutting across it vertically. There's a clear blue sky.

Type: Infrastructure blog

What can the UK learn from other countries’ approach to water management?

Water governance needs to work for infrastructure and for landscapes, Dr Brendan Bromwich explains.

Date: 09 May 2025

An aerial photograph of planes on the ground at Heathrow Airport in London. There are several planes parked around a terminal building, with one taxiing on the runway.

Type: Explainer

Heathrow Airport shut down by electrical substation fire: FAQs

Infrastructure expert Elizabeth Orchard explains the complex engineering issue in an accessible way for the general public.

Date: 08 May 2025

A photo of two women engineers wearing high-vis clothing and white hard hats studying a tablet and a bridge mid construction (in the background of the image). The bridge is yet to be connected from both ends, and there's a gap in the middle of the span. It's dusk, so the sky is pink fading into dark blue. There are also some decorative elements that resemble electronic chips.

Type: Civil Engineer blog

Could AI design a bridge?

AI’s abilities are quickly expanding, but just how close is it to designing our structures? Dr Mike Rustell, lecturer in structural engineering at Brunel University and CEO of Inframatic.ai, explains.