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Court throws out injunction claim on HS2 groundworks
A high court judge has dismissed an attempt to halt groundworks at…
HS2 to seek contractors to finish truncated HS2 project
HS2 Ltd has launched a £600m framework designed to put the finishing…
Regional connectivity ‘in jeopardy’ without big decisions on HS2, NIC warns
Ducking out of big infrastructure decisions in the next year could leave…
Government to release upfront funding for HS2 Euston tunnel
The government is set to unlock construction of the rail tunnel to…
HS2 JV and Sizewell C make union agreements
Two megaprojects have signed agreements with trade unions. After a two-year campaign,…
HS2 phase 2 property purchases cost £1.4m – after route scrapped
The government has paid more than £1m to buy properties on HS2’s…
HS2: Cost of phase 2a decommission still unclear
HS2 is still unclear about the costs of decommission its enabling works…
HS2 launches fourth TBM on west London tunnel drive
HS2 has launched the last of four tunnel boring machines (TBM) to…
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HS2 launches all-female training course
The Balfour Beatty Vinci joint venture (JV) working on HS2 has announced…
Full steam ahead for Lendlease at Euston, Budget confirms
Lendlease will work up new plans for development around London's Euston Station,…
Camden lobbies to lead HS2 Euston development
Camden Council has proposed it leads a development corporation delivering HS2’s Euston…
HS2 launches third TBM after underground construction
HS2 has launched its third tunnel boring machine (TBM), which will drill…
£4.7bn from HS2 redirected to North and Midlands
The government has reallocated £4.7bn from the axed HS2 Northern leg towards…
Align JV halts HS2 viaduct build for ‘urgent remedial works’
Align JV has paused planned construction work on the Colne Valley Viaduct…
HS2 warned cuts to landscape spend could impact net emissions
Any cut to HS2’s landscaping specification budget could have a “significant” impact…
Stripped-down HS2 ‘very poor value for money’, says parliament watchdog
HS2 offers “very poor value for money” after the cancellation of its…
Tributes paid to drill worker who died on HS2 site
Tributes have been paid to the drill worker who died on an…
Coroner issues safety warning after HS2 site death
A coroner has issued a safety warning about drilling and pipe dispensing…
MoJ bills increase as RAAC found in more prisons
Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been found in two more prisons,…
HS2 to renew protester injunction – including for cancelled second phase
HS2 is preparing to apply for an extension to the injunction banning…
HS2: Labour rules out reviving second phase
Sir Keir Starmer has ruled out reviving HS2’s second phase if he…
HS2 chair: seven reasons the mega-project is overbudget
HS2 chair and interim chief executive Sir Jon Thompson has provided MPs…
Inflation adds £10bn to HS2 Ltd’s phase one estimated cost
HS2 chair and interim chief executive Sir Jon Thompson has said the…
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HS2 Euston: Mace says new proposals have been ignored
Mace has put forward proposals for how the private sector can deliver…
Council warns of bankruptcy after HS2 phase two scrapped
A local authority has warned that the cancellation of HS2’s northern leg…
HS2 alerts subbies to £1bn pipeline
HS2 has published details of its procurement pipeline for the next 18…
Civils firm near-doubles turnover to £222m
Bachy Soletanche Holdings (Europe) has added more than £100m to its turnover…
New HS2 CEO could get higher pay
The next HS2 chief executive could be paid more than their predecessor…