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HSE ‘satisfied’ with HS2 investigation into serious near-miss
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has said it is satisfied with…
Northern Powerhouse Rail ‘won’t be procured’ before design completed
The transport secretary has promised to fully design Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR)…
HS2 tunnelling from Old Oak Common to Euston set to start
Tunnelling is set to start this week on the HS2 link between…
HS2 raised safety concerns with JVs months before serious incident
HS2 bosses raised worries over contractors’ health and safety performance just months…
HS2 revives Euston spoil-by-rail plan
Euston Station delivery teams have been given the go-ahead to transport construction…
Former Bouygues UK boss joins HS2 board amid leadership overhaul
Former Bouygues UK chair and chief executive Fabienne Viala has joined the…
HS2 slowdown shrinks profit at ground engineering specialist
Profit and turnover plummeted at the UK’s biggest ground engineering specialist following…
HS2-involved materials firm files administration notice
A materials manufacturer specialising in graphene that supplied services to the likes…
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Cemex awarded £30m over HS2-enforced factory closure
The High Court has ordered the government to pay cement and concrete…
Government urged to tackle ‘valley of death’ over major infra projects
MPs and peers have called on ministers to take “radical action” to…
Merriman says axing of HS2 phase two was a ‘shock and surprise’
Ex-minister for rail and High Speed 2 (HS2) Huw Merriman has admitted…
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HS2 and road project cancellations cause DfT £2.7bn in losses
The Department for Transport (DfT) has clocked up around £2.7bn in losses…
HS2 delays link to West Coast Mainline for four more years
Work to connect the HS2 high-speed rail project to the West Coast…
HS2 resumes London tunnel sites work after ‘serious’ near-miss
HS2 has started a phased return to work at just over half…
PAC chair urges government to learn from HS2 ‘disaster’
The head of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has branded the HS2…
HS2: London tunnels work suspended after safety incident
Work on HS2’s London tunnels has been suspended after a serious incident…
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HS2 prioritises two civils contracts in reset negotiations
HS2 Ltd is prioritising the renegotiation of a pair of major civils…
HS2 Euston chiefs expected Spending Review announcement
Members of the forum for key bodies involved in developing the HS2…
HS2 tunnel employs largest-ever use of artificial ground freezing
An industry consortium has undertaken the most extensive use of artificial ground…
HS2 bridge move underway in Birmingham this week
A 1,631-tonne HS2 bridge is being moved into place over Lawley Middleway…
Government to sell off HS2 eastern leg land holdings
The government has torpedoed prospects of reviving the scrapped HS2 leg between…
Bam axes Danny Sullivan from HS2 work over ongoing probe
Bam has removed Danny Sullivan Group from the controversial HS2 ‘bat tunnel’…
HS2: government began construction ‘too fast’
Starting construction work on HS2 before enough design decisions were taken put…
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HS2 spent more than £100m on foreign steel in a year
The government spent more than £100m on steel made outside the UK…
Tier ones to be reviewed after HS2 ‘stretched market beyond capability’
A review into the HS2 project has found it stretched the supply…
HS2 set to reward contractors achieving savings
Suppliers on the HS2 project are set to be financially rewarded for…
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High court denies judicial review of HS2 Bromford Tunnel
The High Court has rejected a bid for a judicial review over…
HS2 commissioners demand clarity on ‘unclear and undefined’ Euston plans
Plans to complete HS2 at Euston remain “a good way off” and…