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Keltbray appoints programme director for HS2 works
Keltbray has appointed Neil Lindley as programme director for its HS2 portfolio of works.
Bidders shortlisted for £500m HS2 contract
HS2 has revealed the bidders shortlisted to become the Phase 2a Design and Delivery Partner (DDP) for the next phase to Crewe.
First tunnels for HS2 reach one mile mark under the Chilterns
The first enormous 2,000-tonne tunnelling machine has passed the one-mile mark during the construction of the first tunnels for HS2.
Six shortlisted for HS2’s £240m advanced civil works contracts
HS2 has invited six firms to tender for advanced civil works (ACW), a two-part enabling works contract for the phase 2a route from the West Midlands to Crewe.
HS2 reveals ‘beating heart’ of HS2 at London logistics hub
HS2 has revealed the logistics operation that is taking place at HS2’s logistics hub near Willesden Junction.
One year on: HS2 reaches 20,000 jobs landmark
HS2 Ltd has announced that over 20,000 people are now working on the project, one year from the Prime Minister announcing the formal start of construction.
Shortlist unveiled for HS2’s £275m Washwood Heath depot
HS2 Ltd has revealed the shortlist of bidders in the running to build its network control centre and rolling stock maintenance depot in Washwood Heath.
HS2 begins work on Old Curzon Street Station refurb
HS2 Ltd has begun work on the major restoration project to restore the Grade 1 listed Old Curzon Street Station in Birmingham.
Bidders shortlisted for £370m HS2 Solihull Interchange station
HS2 Ltd has revealed the shortlist of bidders for the £370m contract to deliver the Interchange Station in Solihull.
HS2 takes 24,000 HGVs off roads as new rail freight depot...
HS2 has opened a new railhead near the village of Calvert which will help the project continue to deliver construction materials by rail to its Buckinghamshire site without putting extra lorries on local roads.
Premier Modular secures major facilities contracts for HS2
Awarded by Skanska Costain STRABAG joint venture (SCS JV), Premier Modular has been contracted to provide project offices and welfare facilities for 15 sites that form part of the first phase of HS2.
HS2 shows equality, diversity and inclusion standards remain high
HS2’s annual Equality, Diversity and Inclusion report for 2020/21 shows that it continues to play a leading role in driving best practice across the country.
Kier secures early works contract on HS2’s phase two
Kier has been appointed to deliver highways and utility work on Phase 2a of HS2, which will take the UK’s new high-speed railway north of the West Midlands.
HS2 announces new funds to support phase two development
HS2 Ltd has announced the availability of six funds to support communities impacted by the construction of the next phase of the rail network from the West Midlands to Crewe.
HS2 commence permanent works on its ‘superhub’ Old Oak Common
Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps has given the ‘thumbs up’ for work to begin on the biggest newly built railway station in the UK, the Old Oak Common.
HS2’s Chiltern tunnel chalk grassland project gains approval
HS2 has gained approval for a scheme that will use material excavated from the Chiltern tunnels to create 127 hectares of new chalk grassland and wetland habitats around the tunnel’s south portal.
HS2 opens Chipping Warden relief road
HS2 has opened a new relief road around the village of Chipping Warden in Northamptonshire, allowing construction vehicles and other through traffic to avoid the centre of the village and the local primary school.
Virtual reality brings HS2 Old Oak Common to life
As part of its innovation programme, HS2 is developing virtual reality (VR), eye-tracking and emotion-sensing technology to be used to develop how passengers will navigate their way around the new HS2 station at Old Oak Common.
HS2 begins hunt for contractor to build Interchange Station
HS2 has launched the search for a construction contractor to build its Interchange Station, bidders are asked to put themselves forward for the £370m contract.
HS2 opens its Innovation Accelerator programme to five SMEs
HS2 Ltd launched the search for five SMEs and start-ups to become part of its Innovation Accelerator programme, in partnership with Connected Places Catapult and Bruntwood SciTech.
HS2 partner launches search for tunnelling operative apprentices
HS2’s construction partner Align JV will recruit 9 new apprentices to its level two tunnelling operative apprenticeship to help dig the 10-mile twin bore tunnels under the Chilterns.
HS2 confirms 1,000 new jobs on Birmingham’s biggest construction project
HS2 Ltd has confirmed that over 1,000 jobs will be created by the joint venture that will build HS2’s landmark station in the centre of Birmingham, helping the UK to ‘build back better’.
Milestone as HS2 launches first giant tunnelling machine
HS2 launches ‘Florence’ – the first of 10 HS2 Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) that will dig 64 miles of tunnel on phase one of the new high speed railway.
HS2 and Digital Catapult to harness latest technologies
As part of a three-year framework agreement, HS2 is linking with Digital Catapult to identify and secure the potential offered by emerging technologies such as 5G and machine learning.
4D health and safety tool to replace generic training on HS2
3D Repo, Freeform and Balfour Beatty Vinci JV are developing a new customisable 4D health and safety tool to replace generic training videos with live walkthroughs of site-specific visualisations.
Bidders shortlisted for £523m HS2 power supply systems
HS2 has revealed the four bidders which have been shortlisted for a £523m contract to deliver high voltage supply systems.