NUAR news

Transport for Wales is delivering one of the most ambitious transport modernisation programmes in its history. As part of the South Wales Metro and wider active travel improvements, engineers face complex challenges when working around buried utilities. This case study explores how NUAR is helpin...

NUAR is a government digital service mapping the majority of known underground assets, enabling the authorised contractors of asset owners to work more safely.

Esh Construction is one of the largest privately-owned construction businesses in the North of England, that operates throughout North-East England, the Tees Valley, Yorkshire and the Humber. It provides commercial building, civil engineering, and affordable and private housing services for both...

In this update, the Government Digital Service (GDS) has set out its plans for the next steps and future direction of the National Underground Asset Register (NUAR).

The latest National Underground Asset Register developments is a Notification of Works capability

With the UK’s largest broadband network provider on board, NUAR now has over three million kilometres of buried infrastructure mapped with the platform.

The NUAR Team has published a proposed specification for a “Proposed Works Enquiry” service.

NUAR has entered the latest important phase, moving into 'public beta' on the journey to being operational by end of 2025 and it will include Openreach data.

Geospatial Commission appoint Ordnance Survey to operate the National Underground Asset Register, with the service transitioning to public beta in spring 2025.