HS2 Ltd has commenced market engagement on a £500-600M framework for civils, environmental and construction works across the High Speed 2 (HS2) route from London to Birmingham.
Regional devolution, clarity of plans and certainty of policy to attract private investment are key factors to improving UK infrastructure delivery according to senior National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) figures and Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham.
Balfour Beatty is using what it calls “digital fortresses” to protect its widespread range of work sites in response to the rise in thefts in recent years.
High Speed 2 (HS2) main contractor EKFB (Eiffage Kier Ferrovial Bam JV) has passed halfway in the construction of the prefabricated 880m Thame Valley Viaduct.
The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has warned that not upgrading rail infrastructure north of Birmingham in the area that the cancelled High Speed 2 (HS2) Phase 2 was due to serve is not a sustainable option.
Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) joint venture has completed the 22m deep tunnel portal at Washwood Heath in the east of Birmingham, which is where High Speed 2 (HS2) trains will emerge on their way into the city centre.
Engineers from High Speed 2 (HS2) contractor EKFB (Eiffage Kier Ferrovial Bam) have successfully slid a 3,130t steel section of the Wendover Dean viaduct deck into position.
The excavation of 88km of underground tunnels needed for the High Speed 2 (HS2) route from London to Birmingham is now more than halfway completed.
The government is expected to confirm over £1bn of public funding to construct the 7.2km High Speed 2 (HS2) tunnels between Old Oak Common and Euston.
High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd has released images of the first completed sections of the viaduct that will carry high-speed services into Birmingham Curzon Street station, being constructed by BBV (Balfour Beatty Vinci JV).
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