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May 13, 2021 | High-speed

HS2 tunnelling gets underway

The first of 10 TBMs for the project, named Florence, will dig the first of two 16km tunnels beneath the Chiltern hills.

May 12, 2021 | High-speed

HS2 Birmingham Curzon Street construction contract awarded

The Mace Dragados joint venture will also complete detailed design of the station.

February 11, 2021 | High-speed

HS2 Phase 2a receives royal assent

Environmental work will now proceed ahead of the start of construction in 2024.

December 15, 2020 | Policy

Britain’s National Infrastructure Commission publishes rail needs assessment report

INTER-city links in northern and central England should be prioritised, possibly at the expense of High Speed 2 (HS2) Phase 2b, according to the Rail Needs Assessment published by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) on December 15.

November 24, 2020 | High-speed

HS2 Ltd showcases £12bn in supply chain opportunities

THE developer of Britain’s High Speed 2 (HS2) project, HS2 Ltd, launched a four-day virtual ‘Meet the Contractor’ event on November 23, in order to showcase more than 400,000 supply chain opportunities worth around £12bn for Phase 1 of the project.

November 13, 2020 | High-speed

HS2 Phase 2b bill to be split

THE British government has confirmed that the eastern leg of High Speed 2 (HS2) Phase 2b from Birmingham to Leeds will now be split into a second parliamentary bill, separate from the western section of Phase 2b from Crewe to Manchester.

September 4, 2020 | High-speed

Construction begins on Britain’s HS2 project

CONSTRUCTION has formally begun on the 225km Phase One of Britain’s High Speed 2 (HS2) project from London to Birmingham and Lichfield.

August 30, 2020 | High-speed

HS2’s Birmingham Interchange station receives planning permission

SOLIHULL Birmingham Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) has given planning approval for the new High Speed 2 (HS2) Interchange station, including the surrounding landscape and public area along with the automated people mover.

May 11, 2020 | High-speed

HS2 launches procurement process for slab track supplier

HS2 Ltd, the body responsible for delivering the high-speed project from London to Birmingham, has begun the procurement process to identify contractors to deliver around 280km of high-speed track.

April 15, 2020 | High-speed

HS2 contractors set to proceed with phase one detailed design and construction

BRITAIN’s Department for Transport (DfT) has issued a formal notice to proceed with detailed design and construction of the first 225km phase of HS2, the high-speed link between London, Birmingham and Lichfield, to the joint venture contractors working on the project.

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