A two-part process to remove water from High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Green Park Way vent shaft is being used by Skanska Costain Strabag joint venture (SCS) to prepare to receive tunnel boring machines (TBMs).
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HS2 | Old Oak Common excavation complete after three years and 1.3Mt of clay removed
Engineers have completed the excavation of the box structure for High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Old Oak Common “super-hub” station in West London after three years of work.
‘Giant’ piers completed on HS2’s tallest Curzon approach bridge in Birmingham
Construction of four 16m high piers is now complete on High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) 150m long Curzon 2 viaduct, which will take high-speed trains in and out of Birmingham.
Infrastructure decisions facing the new government
The new Labour government has arrived in Number 10 – we look at the decisions relating to infrastructure such as energy, transport and planning that need resolving by the new ministers.
Environment Agency case against HS2 earthworks in Warwickshire dismissed
Earthworks for High Speed 2 (HS2) in Warwickshire will go ahead after a High Court judge dismissed the Environment Agency’s attempted injunction against HS2 Ltd’s programme of works.
HS2 | 78m Crackley Lane overbridge in Warwickshire achieves planning approval
High Speed 2 (HS2) main works contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci JV (BBV) has been granted planning permission for a road bridge over the railway at Kenilworth in Warwickshire.
TfL provides updates on capital project works as enhancements budget increased by £30M
A report going before the Programme and Investment Committee next week contains a series of updates on its £1bn programme of major upgrades to the tube network, the DLR, High Speed 2 (HS2), The East London Line and London Trams. The document asks for an additional £7.9M for HS2 for…
Former HS2 skills college could reopen as transport training hub
Talks are underway to restore transport infrastructure skills development at a facility in Doncaster once expected to boost the talent pool for High Speed 2.
Movers and shakers: Biggest construction and engineering appointments in May 2024
May was quite the whirlwind for the big construction and engineering firms. As the UK gets ready for a potential change in governance, companies across the sector have been switching things at the top too.
Former Crossrail chief Mark Wild appointed CEO of HS2 Ltd
HS2 Ltd has announced Mark Wild OBE as its new chief executive officer, with the former Crossrail CEO set to “lead the completion of the high-speed railway and help realise its transformational benefits”.