HS2 main contractor EKFB (Eiffage Kier Ferrovial Bam JV) has commenced sliding sections of deck for the 450m long Wendover Dean viaduct into position, a process that will take a year to complete.
The Wendover Dean viaduct is the first major railway bridge in the UK to be built with a…
The chair and acting chief executive of HS2 Ltd has said the project’s delays and cost hikes have been partly caused by the government not being able to afford the construction schedule.
Speaking in a Transport Select Committee session on 10 December, HS2 chair Sir Jon Thompson said: “The government itself…
Safeguarded land that was previously to be used for the construction of HS2 north of Birmingham is unlikely to be sold before a General Election, despite the government’s wishes to offload it.
This means that the government in power after the next General Election could have the option to reinstate the…
£5bn of new contracts are to be let over the course of 2024 by HS2 Ltd as it says it has hit “peak construction” of the rail project.
It heralded a “giant step forward” for the project and listed a series of achievements so far, as well as work expected to…
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The two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) digging HS2's Chiltern tunnels have reached the Chesham Road intervention shaft, on track to complete their 16km journey under the Chilterns next year.
The 2,000t machines, named Florence and Cecilia, are now 90% of the way through their two-and-a-half-year drive between the M25 and South…
HS2's precast tunnel segments are being transported via railway from Hartlepool to London for use in the 5.4km Northolt Tunnel East.
The pre-cast concrete segments are being delivered by rail to minimise road traffic and reduce carbon emissions. Strabag, the company manufacturing the segments for HS2’s next London tunnel drives, opened…
The construction of High Speed 2's (HS2's) control centre at Washwood Heath has passed an earthworks milestone with BBV (Balfour Beatty Vinci JV) excavating 1Mm3 of material at the site.
Work to prepare the ground for HS2’s new Network Integrated Control Centre (NICC) and train maintenance depot at Washwood Heath in…
A campaign organisation is on the brink of taking legal action against the government over the cancellation of HS2 Phase 2a, but the prime minister has pointed the finger at the transport secretary for the decision.
The Good Law Project has written to the government legal department to inform it that…
HS2 has replicated the designs of its Thame Valley viaduct for another viaduct project in Northamtonshire, resulting in a 13% reduction in carbon compared to the previous design.
A lighter, modular design for the Edgcote viaduct will cut the amount of concrete and steel needed for the viaduct, with elements being…
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