High Speed 2 | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer Wed, 25 Sep 2024 16:18:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://emap-romulus-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/07/favicon-nce192x-70x70.png High Speed 2 | New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 32 32 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif New Civil Engineer https://www.newcivilengineer.com 125 75 Civil engineering and construction news and jobs from New Civil Engineer HS2 | New A41 overbridge and 2.6km of road realignment in Aylesbury completed https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-new-a41-overbridge-and-2-6km-of-road-realignment-in-aylesbury-completed-25-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-new-a41-overbridge-and-2-6km-of-road-realignment-in-aylesbury-completed-25-09-2024/#respond Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:00:37 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=284112 High Speed 2 (HS2) main works contractor EKFB (Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial, Bam) has completed a two year project to construct a new overbridge traversing the A41 and realign 2.6km of road in Buckinghamshire.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-new-a41-overbridge-and-2-6km-of-road-realignment-in-aylesbury-completed-25-09-2024/feed/ 0 HS2 unable to confirm level boarding accessibility at £1.6bn Old Oak Common station https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-unable-to-confirm-level-boarding-accessibility-at-1-6bn-old-oak-common-12-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-unable-to-confirm-level-boarding-accessibility-at-1-6bn-old-oak-common-12-09-2024/#comments Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:50:09 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283444 High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd cannot guarantee there will be level boarding for conventional rail and Elizabeth line services at its £1.67bn Old Oak Common station in west London, which accessibility campaigners have deemed “scandalous”.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-unable-to-confirm-level-boarding-accessibility-at-1-6bn-old-oak-common-12-09-2024/feed/ 3 ICE warns that Britain can’t afford more infrastructure failure after HS2 cancellation https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/ice-warns-that-britain-cant-afford-more-infrastructure-failure-after-hs2-cancellation-12-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/ice-warns-that-britain-cant-afford-more-infrastructure-failure-after-hs2-cancellation-12-09-2024/#comments Wed, 11 Sep 2024 23:01:52 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283453 The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has sent out a warning to decision makers to ensure that lessons are learned from the struggles of High Speed 2 (HS2) as the country embarks on other major infrastructure projects.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/ice-warns-that-britain-cant-afford-more-infrastructure-failure-after-hs2-cancellation-12-09-2024/feed/ 4 Twin viaducts moved into place over M42 and M6 link roads for HS2’s Delta Junction https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/twin-viaducts-moved-into-place-over-m42-and-m6-link-roads-for-hs2s-delta-junction-11-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/twin-viaducts-moved-into-place-over-m42-and-m6-link-roads-for-hs2s-delta-junction-11-09-2024/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2024 10:00:18 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283407 High Speed 2 (HS2) contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) has completed the final pushes to move two parallel railway viaducts into place over the M42/M6 link roads in North Warwickshire, making them the first viaduct structures to be completed at Delta Junction.  

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/twin-viaducts-moved-into-place-over-m42-and-m6-link-roads-for-hs2s-delta-junction-11-09-2024/feed/ 0 GWR announces impact on services into Paddington up to 2028 for HS2 Old Oak Common works https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/gwr-announces-impact-on-services-into-paddington-up-to-2028-for-hs2-old-oak-commons-works-09-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/gwr-announces-impact-on-services-into-paddington-up-to-2028-for-hs2-old-oak-commons-works-09-09-2024/#respond Mon, 09 Sep 2024 11:22:09 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283323 Great Western Railway (GWR) has announced services into London Paddington will be impacted up to 2028 to allow for works to construct High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Old Oak Common station. 

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/gwr-announces-impact-on-services-into-paddington-up-to-2028-for-hs2-old-oak-commons-works-09-09-2024/feed/ 0 HS2 celebrates completion of UK’s longest rail bridge with installation of final pre-cast segment https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-celebrates-completion-of-uks-longest-rail-bridge-with-installation-of-final-pre-cast-segment-05-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-celebrates-completion-of-uks-longest-rail-bridge-with-installation-of-final-pre-cast-segment-05-09-2024/#respond Thu, 05 Sep 2024 15:28:43 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283230 High Speed 2 (HS2) main works contractor Align JV (Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine, VolkerFitzpatrick) has celebrated the structural completion of the Colne Valley Viaduct, Britain’s new longest railway bridge, with the installation of the 1,000th  and final precast concrete segment.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-celebrates-completion-of-uks-longest-rail-bridge-with-installation-of-final-pre-cast-segment-05-09-2024/feed/ 0 HS2 | First viaduct complete and Kent precast factory makes last of 59,000 tunnel segments https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-first-viaduct-complete-and-kent-precast-factory-makes-last-of-59000-tunnel-segmentss-03-09-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-first-viaduct-complete-and-kent-precast-factory-makes-last-of-59000-tunnel-segmentss-03-09-2024/#respond Tue, 03 Sep 2024 11:46:43 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=283096 High Speed 2 (HS2) and contractor Eiffage Kier Ferrovial Bam Nuttall JV (EKFB) have celebrated the first fully complete viaduct on the high speed rail project in Northamptonshire.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-first-viaduct-complete-and-kent-precast-factory-makes-last-of-59000-tunnel-segmentss-03-09-2024/feed/ 0 HS2 | TBM reaches halfway point on 5.6km tunnel into Birmingham https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-tbm-reaches-halfway-point-on-5-6km-tunnel-into-birmingham-28-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-tbm-reaches-halfway-point-on-5-6km-tunnel-into-birmingham-28-08-2024/#respond Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:29:48 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282881 Balfour Beatty Vinci JV (BBV) has celebrated reaching the halfway point on boring the 5.6km Bromford Tunnel into Birmingham for High Speed 2 (HS2).

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-tbm-reaches-halfway-point-on-5-6km-tunnel-into-birmingham-28-08-2024/feed/ 0 Skanska completes £450M enabling works at Euston to prepare for new HS2 station https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/skanska-completes-450m-enabling-works-at-euston-to-prepare-for-new-hs2-station-27-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/skanska-completes-450m-enabling-works-at-euston-to-prepare-for-new-hs2-station-27-08-2024/#respond Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:14:15 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282777 Skanska has completed £450M of enabling works at Euston station in preparation for the new High Speed 2 (HS2) London terminus, which remains unfunded.

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]]> https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/skanska-completes-450m-enabling-works-at-euston-to-prepare-for-new-hs2-station-27-08-2024/feed/ 0 Transport experts write to transport secretary demanding HS2 be completed from Euston to Crewe https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/transport-experts-write-to-transport-secretary-demanding-hs2-be-completed-from-euston-to-crewe-22-08-2024/ https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/transport-experts-write-to-transport-secretary-demanding-hs2-be-completed-from-euston-to-crewe-22-08-2024/#comments Thu, 22 Aug 2024 16:12:17 +0000 https://www.newcivilengineer.com/?p=282662 A coalition of transport experts and campaigners have written to the new secretary of state for transport, Louise Haigh, demanding that High Speed 2 (HS2) is delivered from Euston to Crewe.

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