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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.

“We are trying to achieve a hell of a lot in this industry at the moment. If you thought the time-cost-quality equation was tough, we’ve now got this real sense of urgency around sustainability,” says Mace managing director for infrastructure, consultancy, UK & Europe Andy Beard.

Tunnelling specialists around the world are redoubling their efforts to reduce emissions and improve sustainability through design and construction.

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).

Octavius Infrastructure has explored a novel approach to speed up construction by determining the optimal time to strike formwork from poured concrete structures using temperature probes.

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.

High Speed 2 (HS2) spending more than £100M on a “bat shed” is just the “tip of the iceberg” of the project’s mismanagement, according to transport secretary Louise Haigh.

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.