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In the wake of the firebomb attack on the Hong Kong subway system last week, a leading fire expert has called for a rethink on fire design on metro systems.

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Bouygues and geotechnical and civils firm Soletanche Bachy, part of Vinci Group, have won an £830M contract to build part of the Grand Paris Express metro line.

Complicated piling and ground stabilisation works could add up to £750M to High Speed 2 (HS2) costs if the route goes through a salt mining area of Cheshire, a report commissioned by a group opposed to the line has warned.

An investigation into a “serious” signal failure in Wales is being carried out by Network Rail.

The House of Lords has passed the HS2 bill, handing it back to the House of Commons to get ready for Royal Assent which is expected in the next couple of weeks.

The third reading of the High Speed Rail (HS2) Bill will take place in the House of Lords this afternoon.

Civils contractors have won a slice of the £35M Tyne & Wear Metro modernisation programme.