Engineers from EKFB (Eiffage Kier Ferrovial Bam JV) have commenced the sliding of the first section of the 320m double composite deck for High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Westbury viaduct into position.
It is one of five viaducts on the HS2 route through Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire where embodied carbon has been…
The benefits associated with the modular design of HS2’s Thame Valley Viaduct could influence the way future rail viaducts are constructed in the UK.
Modern viaduct construction has started to incorporate some prefabricated elements, but not entirely. Commonly, concrete piers are poured insitu over fixed steel before precast beams are…
Construction of the record-breaking Colne Valley Viaduct for the High Speed 2 (HS2) railway has been halted due to the need for “urgent remedial works”.
In a letter sent to local residents, seen by NCE, Align JV (Bouygues Travaux Publics, McAlpine, VolkerFitzpatrick), the contractor building the viaduct, announced the delay. It…
HS2 Ltd and Sellafield Ltd have been recognised for their respective work to improve equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the workplace.
HS2 Ltd announced it is removing all personal details from the first stage of its recruitment process. It said that included names, age, gender, ethnicity and personal images. Personal…
The High Speed 2 (HS2) project is now “very poor value for money” following the cancellation of the northern legs and the government must answer for its governance and decision making on the project, the spending watchdog has said.
The cross-party Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has concluded its inquiry into HS2…
High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd has confirmed the shortlist for a supplier to design, operate and maintain its Automated People Mover (APM) in the West Midlands in a contract worth £269M.
Both Doppelmayr Cable Car and Poma S.A.S have been invited to tender for the contract to operate and maintain the…
A bridge over the M42 near Birmingham that was hit twice by HGVs in the space of a week is to be demolished. National Highways made the determination following investigations last week, after the bridge was struck by two lorries using the motorway underneath it on 8 January and again…
An 847t tunnel boring machine (TBM) called Lydia has broken through at HS2’s Old Oak Common station, completing the 853m long logistics tunnel.
The Atlas Road Logistics Tunnel runs from the Atlas Road logistics hub to Old Oak Common station. It will be used to support the construction of HS2’s Euston…
The search has begun for a contractor to conduct enabling works for the HS2’s Automated People Mover (APM) between Solihull and Birmingham.
The APM will be an elevated mass transit system designed to transport passengers between the Interchange Station in Solihull, the National Exhibition Centre (NEC), Birmingham International Railway Station and…
Cost consultant Gardiner & Theobald has been awarded a £500,000 contract by HS2 Ltd to conduct a commercial review of High Speed Two’s (HS2’s) Phase 1 Main Works Civil Contracts (MWCC).
The six month contract will see the consult HS2 Ltd as it reviews the scope and costs of Phase 1…
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