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Transport secretary Louise Haigh has unveiled plans for the Department for Transport’s (DfT’s) Integrated National Transport Strategy which will aim to “put people first” when developing and constructing different modes of travel over the next decade.

Network Rail’s Access for All (AfA) programme to provide step-free access at its stations is to have its work overseen by a new Portfolio Sponsorship Office following years of underperformance.

HS2 Ltd has announced the teams selected to deliver key track components of the high-speed rail project in the UK, awarding contracts worth approximately £3bn for the undertaking.

Severfield has reported non-compliant weld specification requirements on more than 12 bridges across High Speed 2 (HS2) and National Highways projects, which it estimates will cost over £20M in remediation works.

“There are no physical engineering or geological constraints that would prevent the tube being extended to Clapham Junction,” according to London Borough of Wandsworth Council’s initial feasibility study into the matter.

Alstom has formalised a five-year Technical Support and Spare Part Supply Agreement (TSSSA) with the Saudi Railway Company (SAR), valued at SAR 300M (£63.5M).

Major renovations at the 177-year-old Huddersfield station, part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) project, have seen progress on sympathetic resorations to its listed elements after one year of work.

Egis and Systra have entered into a single party framework agreement with Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) to deliver consultancy services as part of a joint venture.

Network Rail stopped buying exclusively renewable electricity in 2023 for non-traction power due to the high cost of renewable energy generation obligation (REGO) certificates.

Engineers from EKFB (Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial, Bam Nuttall) have commenced work on a significant green bridge at Turweston, located on the borders of Buckinghamshire and West Northamptonshire, as part of High Speed 2 (HS2).