{"id":74833,"date":"2020-04-15T08:38:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T07:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=74833"},"modified":"2020-04-15T08:38:59","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T07:38:59","slug":"notice-to-proceed-on-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/notice-to-proceed-on-works\/74833\/","title":{"rendered":"HS2 provides firms with &#8216;Notice to Proceed&#8217; on work amid pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eiffage.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eiffage<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.balfourbeatty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Balfour Beatty<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vinciconstruction.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VINCI<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kier.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kier<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ferrovial.com\/en-gb\/f-agroman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ferrovial Agroman<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bamnuttall.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BAM Nuttall<\/a> have received notification from High Speed 2 (HS2) to proceed with works in line with Government advice<\/h2>\n<p>The joint venture, Balfour Beatty VINCI, today (15 April) announces they have received Notice to Proceed from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/government-support-hs2\/71531\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">High Speed 2<\/a> (HS2) to proceed with its two main contracts, worth a combined total of c. \u00a35bn.<\/p>\n<h3>Balfour Beatty contract<\/h3>\n<p>The scope of works comprises extensive earthworks, ground engineering, viaducts and tunnels along a 90 kilometre stretch between the Long Itchington Wood Green tunnel in the south to the West Coast Main Line tie-in near Litchfield in the north with a major junction into central Birmingham at Curzon Street.<\/p>\n<p>Leo Quinn, Balfour Beatty\u2019s group chief executive, said: \u201cHS2 is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/hs2-survey\/72172\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">transformational infrastructure<\/a> scheme, underpinning both the economic resilience and future growth of the nation, during these unprecedented and challenging times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNotice to Proceed provides certainty for many businesses up and down the UK, and will drive investment in skills and capability for current and future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Notice to Proceed<\/h3>\n<p>This is a major milestone in Britain\u2019s largest regeneration project which will create thousands of employment opportunities, dramatically increase rail capacity and support the economic growth of the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Preparatory works are due to start imminently with main construction to commence in earnest in the second quarter of 2021.<\/p>\n<h3>Social distancing<\/h3>\n<p>All sites will be fully compliant with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/coronavirus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UK Government guidance<\/a> for safe working practices in relation to social distancing.<\/p>\n<p>At construction peak, a workforce of over 8,000 will be involved in delivering the scheme, many of whom will be locally employed.<\/p>\n<h3>Eiffage Kier contract<\/h3>\n<p>The Notice to Proceed now allows the Eiffage Kier joint venture to commence the full detailed design and construction of 80km of Phase 1 of the HS2 railway (the route from London \u2013 Birmingham).<\/p>\n<p>Throughout construction of the project, the partners will deliver Lots C2 and C3 of the HS2 high-speed railway. This 80km section runs between the Chilterns to Warwickshire and includes 15 viaducts, 5km of green tunnels, 22km of road diversions, 67 overbridges and 30 million cubic metres of excavation.<\/p>\n<p>The total value of the section, including the design and development work already completed is \u00a32,269m.<\/p>\n<p>The site has also been used to develop a platform that ties together data from a multitude of independent systems to present integrated, real-time reporting and insights, which will significantly reduce cost, environmental impact and improve the productivity and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/health-safety-news\/covid-19-site-procedures\/73750\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">safety of operations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Davies, CEO at Kier, said: \u201cWe are pleased that the government has confirmed NTP for the HS2 project, allowing us to progress onto the next phase of works in delivering this vital infrastructure project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been successfully delivering the design and development phase since 2017 and working with our new partners BAM Nuttall and Ferrovial Agroman alongside Eiffage we will collectively bring invaluable knowledge and expertise throughout delivery to play our part in the most sustainable high-speed railway of its kind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beno\u00eet de Ruffray, chairman and CEO of Eiffage: \u201cEiffage and its partners welcome the UK Government announcement for the new high-speed line HS2. 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