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Snap analysis: Who are the winners from the King’s Speech?

Chris Smith — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:55:52 +0000

Chris Smith is news editor at Construction News Today’s King’s Speech has been used as an opportunity to differentiate between both the previous administration and the Blair era. New ministerial teams don’t know the full extent of their inheritance yet and are still working through…

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HS2: costs rise on phase one works

Ian Weinfass — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 08:00:26 +0000

Costs have risen on the main civils works of HS2 in the south of England. Skanska revealed in a stock market statement on Friday that it is set to receive an extra £50m for its role on the southern section of the megaproject after agreeing…

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Court throws out injunction claim on HS2 groundworks

Joshua Stein — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 12:06:45 +0000

A high court judge has dismissed an attempt to halt groundworks at two HS2 sites in Warwickshire. The Environment Agency (EA) launched legal action last month against HS2, arguing that it had failed to ensure groundworks at the sites would not impact nearby groundwater. It…

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HS2 to seek contractors to finish truncated HS2 project

Joshua Stein — Fri, 24 May 2024 06:00:11 +0000

HS2 Ltd has launched a £600m framework designed to put the finishing touches on the London-to-Birmingham high-speed rail project. The £600m framework will give HS2 “flexibility and options towards the end of the [build] programme” so that it can finish work on the line, a…

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Regional connectivity ‘in jeopardy’ without big decisions on HS2, NIC warns

Joshua Stein — Thu, 16 May 2024 11:12:49 +0000

Ducking out of big infrastructure decisions in the next year could leave the UK’s regional growth plans “in jeopardy”, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has warned. The commission said the “window is closing” to narrow the gap between the UK and other nations around regional…

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Government to release upfront funding for HS2 Euston tunnel

Joshua Stein — Wed, 08 May 2024 11:11:29 +0000

The government is set to unlock construction of the rail tunnel to HS2’s Euston station by providing taxpayer cash upfront and trying to recoup money from businesses and passengers later, according to reports. The 4.5 mile tunnel is set to get the go-ahead in coming…

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HS2 JV and Sizewell C make union agreements

Ian Weinfass — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:39:41 +0000

Two megaprojects have signed agreements with trade unions. After a two-year campaign, the Unite union has secured access to HS2’s Old Oak Common railway station site, which is run by a Balfour Beatty/Vinci/Systra joint venture known as BBVS JV. Meanwhile, Sizewell C announced it had…

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HS2 phase 2 property purchases cost £1.4m – after route scrapped

Ian Weinfass — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 13:26:51 +0000

The government has paid more than £1m to buy properties on HS2’s northern leg since scrapping the route, it has emerged. The Observer newspaper revealed on Sunday that three property purchases have been made since prime minister Rishi Sunak announced last October that phase 2a…

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HS2: Cost of phase 2a decommission still unclear

Joshua Stein — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 11:45:15 +0000

HS2 is still unclear about the costs of decommission its enabling works on the route’s cancelled phase 2a, six months after the government pulled the project. The rail body will decommission all of the enabling works it did north of Birmingham, after prime minister Rishi…

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HS2 launches fourth TBM on west London tunnel drive

Joshua Stein — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 11:05:01 +0000

HS2 has launched the last of four tunnel boring machines (TBM) to build the Northolt Tunnel. The TBM, called Anne, will bore 3.4 miles from Ealing’s Victoria Road to Greenpark Way in Greenford. It joins TBM Emily which was launched back in February. TBM Anne…

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