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The start date for High Speed 2 civils works has been delayed until June 2019, the Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed. 

Fugro has been awarded a £5.2M pre-construction site investigation for HS2’s Chilterns Tunnel and Colne Valley viaduct.

The delivery of several major government projects including High Speed 2 (HS2) are “in doubt”, a report has concluded.

A High Speed 2 (HS2) depot for Leeds has been given the green light by the government.

High Speed 2 9HS2) and Crossrail 2 are among 13 infrastructure bodies contributing to a new ICE report on digital transformation.

Lord Adonis has warned that future infrastructure projects such as Crossrail 2 and Crossrail for the North depend on Heathrow expansion and HS2 coming in “on time and on budget”.

HS2 Ltd signed two contracts worth £1.3bn with Carillion some 21 days after the firm issued a profit warning, the National Audit Office (NAO) has confirmed.

The Department for Transport does not believe a UK-wide high speed rail network is currently feasible, New Civil Engineer understands.

High Speed 2 project promoter HS2 Ltd has confirmed that the Laing O’Rourke/Canary Wharf Contractors/MTR joint venture has withdrawn its bid for Euston Station redevelopment work, leaving four bidders in the race for the £1.65bn contract.

HS2 chief financial officer Steve Allen is to leave the organisation months after the National Audit Office warned of unauthorised redundancy payments on the megaproject.