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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).

High Speed 2 (HS2) main works contractor EKFB has begun construction of the foundations for a road bridge to take the A43 over the under-construction railway.

Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street has put forward an idea to construct a traffic-free active travel route from Birmingham to Coventry using High Speed 2 (HS2) construction roads.

High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd is inviting contractors interested in designing and constructing its planned Automated People Mover (APM) in the West Midlands to a market engagement exercise.

High Speed 2 (HS2) contractor SCS (Skanska Costain Strabag JV) has launched the fourth and final tunnel boring machine (TBM) to bore the 13.5km Northolt tunnel under West London.

France was the first country in Europe to build High Speed Rail (HSR) and to date has built over 2,700km of HSR tracks, the third largest HSR network in the world after China and Spain. Since 2006, France’s HSR network has been financed by Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) where the…

There are significant infrastructure and planning questions hanging over the proposed new Handsacre to Manchester Airport rail line, an expert has told NCE.

UK Power Networks has partnered with Barhale to build a micro-tunnel under the Grand Union Canal in West London to deliver power for High Speed 2 (HS2) tunnel boring machines (TBMs).

High Speed 2 (HS2) has celebrated the completion of tunnelling for its 16km twin-bore Chilterns tunnel as the second tunnel boring machine (TBM) broke through on 21 March.