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Plans to bring High Speed 2 (HS2) into Euston and associated developments in the local area are being worked on “at pace” by the secretary of state for transport Louise Haigh.

High Speed 2 (HS2) main works contractor Skanska Costain Strabag JV (SCS) has hit the halfway point in boring the 13.5km twin-bored Northolt Tunnel between West Ruislip and Old Oak Common in West London.

Murphy is to begin the demolition of a 150-year-old road bridge over the railway in Hackney this weekend, Saturday 20 July, closing the London Overground line for 16 days.

The European Union has allocated a record €7bn (£5.9bn) to 134 sustainable transport projects on the continent through its Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), including the Fehmarnbelt, Rail Baltica and a duo of Irish ports.

VolkerFitzpatrick will develop a concept design of new maintenance facilities at Cockfosters Depot as part of its early contractor involvement (ECI) work for Transport for London’s (TfL) Piccadilly Line upgrade (PLU).

Legislation to bring the Great Britain’s railways into public ownership and establish a new integrated delivery body Great British Railways will be brought forward in this Parliament, as confirmed by the King’s Speech on 17 July.

Arup has been chosen to lead a multidisciplinary team that will work on the next stage of designs for upgrading Stratford station and the surrounding area in London.

Arcadis, Inner Circle Consulting and Turner & Townsend have been named as Cornwall Council’s new built environment professional services partners.

West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has revealed route options for the first two lines of the proposed £2.5bn West Yorkshire Mass Transit connecting Leeds and Bradford.

The construction of High Speed 2 (HS2) has seen recent success with the completion of two important beam lifts for a road bridge in Buckinghamshire and a bridge over the West Coast Main Line in Kenilworth.