Ahead of the Autumn Statement last week, there were plenty of people in the industry preparing for the worst with perhaps not much hope for the best. Critical programmes, from Northern Powerhouse Rail to HS2 and Sizewell C, all looked to be in the chancellor’s sights.
Bouygues has reportedly pulled one of its tenders for the £300M HS2 Phase One overhead catenary works contract due to competition issues arising from its merger with Equans.
The Autumn Statement has left a “sense of relief” in the infrastructure sector as no major projects have been axed, but there is also an expectation of tougher times ahead without the planned capital spending rises.
The country’s three biggest rail projects will progress as planned after surviving spending cuts announced in today’s Autumn Statement.
Leading construction companies and organisations have written to the government to warn against making any further cuts to HS2 in tomorrow's autumn budget.
HS2 Ltd has revealed updated designs for a footbridge that will span the line, connecting Saltley, Washwood Heath and Nechells in Birmingham.
The chief executive of HS2 Ltd has promised a shake-up when it comes to procuring contracts for the northern phases of the project.
HS2 Ltd has announced this year’s winners of its Learning Legacy competition, which aims to share insight from the project with the wider UK infrastructure industry.
This video is from NCE’s Future of Rail conference 2022. Hear from HS2 Phase 2 managing director Tim Smart, who explores the project's future plans. Smart also provides a progress update on Phase 1 of the high speed railway.
A week today, on 17 November, the government will present its delayed autumn budget, with prime minister Rishi Sunak and chancellor Jeremy Hunt set to outline plans to recover the country’s £60bn black hole – and many large infrastructure projects could be facing the chop.
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