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Prime minister Boris Johnson has given the "green light" to High Speed 2. Changes are set to be made to the way the project is run, as well as potential changes to the northern section. The delivery of Euston station has also been called into question, with Johnson announcing that…

The civil engineering sector is set to undertake billions of pounds worth of work constructing the first phase of High Speed 2 (HS2). New Civil Engineer rounds up who has won the major contracts and what these deals were worth when they were announced.

To say the development of High Speed 2 (HS2) has been a bumpy ride would be an understatement. New Civil Engineer takes a look at some of the major events on the way to today's announcement.

Prime minister Boris Johnson has given the official "green light" for High Speed 2 (HS2) to go ahead.

High Speed 2 (HS2) chief executive Mark Thurston has remained bullish about the project’s future ahead of the government’s decision on whether to progress with the rail line.

Former High Speed 2 (HS2) phase one managing director Jim Crawford has been appointed by Crossrail Ltd to oversee the project’s transition from a construction project to an operational railway.

Avid High Speed 2 (HS2) supporter Huw Merriman has been named chair of the House of Commons transport select committee.

Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines has warned that cancelling High Speed 2 (HS2) will lead to 30 years of disruption.

One in 15 HS2 Ltd employees has been put on notice of redundancy, it has emerged.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson was given a private briefing by Oxford University academics which informed him that High Speed 2 was expected to cost up to £110bn, New Civil Engineer can reveal.