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HS2 abandons ‘world-class’ Euston ambitions for ‘highly functional’ approach
30 Jun 2022
HS2 has shifted its focus from developing a “world-class” rail station at…
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SCS gains extra funding for HS2 Euston tunnels job
28 Jun 2022
HS2 Ltd has awarded the Skanska, Costain and Strabag joint venture (SCS…
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HS2 deliveries hit by national rail strike
22 Jun 2022
Operations on the £100bn High Speed 2 project have been disrupted by…
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HS2: planning go-ahead for third Birmingham viaduct
17 Jun 2022
HS2 Ltd has received local authority approval to build a third viaduct…
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Balfour Beatty-Vinci JV tenders for £50m HS2 haulage job
16 Jun 2022
The joint venture between Balfour Beatty and Vinci (BBV JV) is looking…
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HS2: supplier sought for £20m tower crane work at Old Oak Common
14 Jun 2022
Construction firms working on the HS2 Old Oak Common station have published…
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Work on first HS2 ‘green tunnel’ begins in Northants
10 Jun 2022
Construction of the first HS2 ‘green tunnel’, which will use reduced amounts…
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DfT axes 13-mile stretch of HS2
07 Jun 2022
The Department for Transport (DfT) has scrapped a 13-mile stretch of the…
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Contractors praised for keeping HS2 ‘on budget and on time’
06 Jun 2022
The government has praised construction workers for keeping HS2 “on time and…
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HS2: work begins on UK’s longest railway bridge
01 Jun 2022
A major milestone in the delivery of the HS2 Ltd project was…
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HS2 seeks High Court injunction along entire route
27 May 2022
HS2 Ltd is seeking a route-wide injunction to prevent protesters interrupting the…
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DfT: revised plans for HS2’s Euston terminus behind spoil U-turn
26 May 2022
Reducing the size of HS2’s Euston hub means it is “no longer…
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Fears that HS2 will swallow up Integrated Rail Plan funds
24 May 2022
Concerns have been raised that funding allocated in the Integrated Rail Plan…
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HS2 and the long-term view of going diesel-free
23 May 2022
On the face of it, HS2’s South Kilburn site is no different…
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HS2: five things we learned from Thurston’s MP grilling
18 May 2022
With HS2’s civils contracts well under way and COVID-19 receding into the…
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MPs fear inflation could wreak havoc on HS2’s phase one budget
17 May 2022
Soaring inflation could put pressure on HS2’s budget for phase one, with…
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HS2 tunnellers trapped by fire in Chilterns
12 May 2022
Tunnellers digging HS2’s Chiltern tunnels were trapped for 13 hours after a…
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New bill to crack down on protests at under-construction transport sites
11 May 2022
Government plans to crack down on “guerrilla protests” could lead to harsher…
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Vinci chosen to build car parks at HS2 Interchange station
10 May 2022
Vinci Construction UK has been chosen as the design and build contractor…
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HS2 buys land for Manchester station
09 May 2022
HS2 Ltd has bought a key site needed for the creation of…