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Government steps in over ‘dire’ HS2 delivery
Ministers are taking greater oversight of HS2 in a bid to tackle…
HS2 Euston ‘looking increasingly positive’, says mayor
The likelihood of HS2 finishing at Euston is looking “increasingly positive”, London…
Unions agree access to HS2 London tunnel sites
Unions have agreed access to HS2 London tunnel sites, ending a five-year…
HS2 firms should give more notice of works, says commissioner
Contractors working for HS2 should give the public more notice about future…
HS2: Government writes off £2bn on cancelled leg
The government has written off more than £2bn on the cancelled leg…
Reeves eyes up cuts to infrastructure projects
Rachel Reeves is set to halt some of the largest government projects…
HS2: Cancelling phase two to cost £100m, says watchdog
Closing HS2’s cancelled second phase will cost £100m and take three years…
Worker fractured skull in fall at HS2 site
An engineering firm has been fined after a worker suffered a fractured…
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HS2: costs rise on phase one works
Costs have risen on the main civils works of HS2 in the…
Court throws out injunction claim on HS2 groundworks
A high court judge has dismissed an attempt to halt groundworks at…
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HS2 to seek contractors to finish truncated HS2 project
HS2 Ltd has launched a £600m framework designed to put the finishing…
Regional connectivity ‘in jeopardy’ without big decisions on HS2, NIC warns
Ducking out of big infrastructure decisions in the next year could leave…
Government to release upfront funding for HS2 Euston tunnel
The government is set to unlock construction of the rail tunnel to…
HS2 JV and Sizewell C make union agreements
Two megaprojects have signed agreements with trade unions. After a two-year campaign,…
HS2 phase 2 property purchases cost £1.4m – after route scrapped
The government has paid more than £1m to buy properties on HS2’s…
HS2: Cost of phase 2a decommission still unclear
HS2 is still unclear about the costs of decommission its enabling works…
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HS2 launches fourth TBM on west London tunnel drive
HS2 has launched the last of four tunnel boring machines (TBM) to…
HS2 launches all-female training course
The Balfour Beatty Vinci joint venture (JV) working on HS2 has announced…
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Full steam ahead for Lendlease at Euston, Budget confirms
Lendlease will work up new plans for development around London's Euston Station,…
Camden lobbies to lead HS2 Euston development
Camden Council has proposed it leads a development corporation delivering HS2’s Euston…
HS2 launches third TBM after underground construction
HS2 has launched its third tunnel boring machine (TBM), which will drill…
£4.7bn from HS2 redirected to North and Midlands
The government has reallocated £4.7bn from the axed HS2 Northern leg towards…
Align JV halts HS2 viaduct build for ‘urgent remedial works’
Align JV has paused planned construction work on the Colne Valley Viaduct…
HS2 warned cuts to landscape spend could impact net emissions
Any cut to HS2’s landscaping specification budget could have a “significant” impact…
Stripped-down HS2 ‘very poor value for money’, says parliament watchdog
HS2 offers “very poor value for money” after the cancellation of its…
Tributes paid to drill worker who died on HS2 site
Tributes have been paid to the drill worker who died on an…
Coroner issues safety warning after HS2 site death
A coroner has issued a safety warning about drilling and pipe dispensing…
MoJ bills increase as RAAC found in more prisons
Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been found in two more prisons,…