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HS2 works ‘may have contributed’ to flooding

Will Ing — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:19:40 +0000

HS2 works may have compounded flooding in some areas, according to the construction commissioner scrutinising the project. In his latest report, covering the second quarter of 2024, independent commissioner for HS2 Sir Mark Worthington said he had heard “a number of reports of localised flooding…

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Government steps in over ‘dire’ HS2 delivery

Charlotte Banks — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:02:58 +0000

Ministers are taking greater oversight of HS2 in a bid to tackle “dire” project delivery, the transport secretary has announced. Regular meetings among top ministers was among a raft of measures promised by Louise Haigh yesterday (20 October), as she warned the cost of the…

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HS2 Euston ‘looking increasingly positive’, says mayor

Charlotte Banks — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 10:34:26 +0000

The likelihood of HS2 finishing at Euston is looking “increasingly positive”, London mayor Sadiq Khan has said. Khan gave an upbeat reading on his hopes for the endangered station project as he set out his plans to attract transport investment last night (2 October) at…

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Unions agree access to HS2 London tunnel sites

Charlotte Banks — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 07:29:56 +0000

Unions have agreed access to HS2 London tunnel sites, ending a five-year battle. SCS, the joint venture (JV) between Skanska, Costain and Strabag, has signed an agreement with unions Unite and GMB allowing union officials to visit workers based at Euston on site. Union members…

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HS2 firms should give more notice of works, says commissioner

Will Ing — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 12:03:11 +0000

Contractors working for HS2 should give the public more notice about future construction works, the commissioner for the mega rail project has said. Mark Worthington, independent construction commissioner for HS2, said contractors “are sometimes too cautious about announcements, preferring to make them only when all…

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HS2: Government writes off £2bn on cancelled leg

Charlotte Banks — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:51:56 +0000

The government has written off more than £2bn on the cancelled leg of HS2, accounts reveal. In its annual report, HS2 Ltd said it lost £2.2bn on the megaproject’s northern leg in the year ending 31 March, £1bn of which it attributed to lost economic…

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Reeves eyes up cuts to infrastructure projects

Chris Smith — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 12:23:33 +0000

Rachel Reeves is set to halt some of the largest government projects in a bid to balance the books, including the New Hospital Programme and Lower Thames Crossing. The chancellor (pictured) is expected to pause or cancel some of the government’s most troubled capital commitments…

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HS2: Cancelling phase two to cost £100m, says watchdog

Charlotte Banks — Tue, 23 Jul 2024 12:28:59 +0000

Closing HS2’s cancelled second phase will cost £100m and take three years despite no major construction work ever taking place, a watchdog has said. Works already started are likely to take until summer 2027 to reverse, a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) concluded.…

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Worker fractured skull in fall at HS2 site

Ian Weinfass — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:27:26 +0000

An engineering firm has been fined after a worker suffered a fractured skull and multiple other injuries while working at an HS2 site in Hertfordshire. The mechanical engineer, employed by EMC Elite Engineering Services, was repairing a conveyor at the site on Chalfont Lane, West…

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Snap analysis: Who are the winners from the King’s Speech?

Chris Smith — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 11:55:52 +0000

Chris Smith is news editor at Construction News Today’s King’s Speech has been used as an opportunity to differentiate between both the previous administration and the Blair era. New ministerial teams don’t know the full extent of their inheritance yet and are still working through…

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