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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.

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).

Balfour Beatty Vinci’s (BBV’s) construction of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) 700m long Burton “green tunnel” in Warwickshire has reached the halfway point.

A “bat shed” intended to stop the creatures from flying near High Speed 2 (HS2) railway tracks between ancient woodlands in Buckinghamshire will cost “more than £100M” to build, the project’s chair Jon Thompson has revealed.

Staff satisfaction at High Speed 2 (HS2) has dropped from 73% in 2022/2023 to 60% in 2023/2024, following the cancellation of the high speed line north of Birmingham.

High Speed 2 (HS2) contractor EKFB (Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial, Bam) has opened a new overbridge to carry the A418 over the future high speed rail line in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed that the government will fund the HS2 tunnels from west London to Euston in central London, among other transport and energy spending committments, during the Autumn Budget today (30 October).

High Speed 2 Ltd (HS2 Ltd) has launched the procurement process for a £124M worth of contracts to supply on-track machines (OTMs) to maintain the infrastructure required for the high-speed railway.

Balfour Beatty Vinci joint venture (BBV) has started works on the foundations for the Rykneld Street bridge which will take High Speed 2 (HS2) under the A38 near Lichfield in Staffordshire.