HS2 Bat shed cost exceeds £100 million
The cost of a protective “bat shed” to safeguard a bat species along the HS2 high-speed rail line has surged to over £100 million, according to HS2 chair Sir Jon…
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Category: High speed rail HS2
HS2 slammed for poor decisions and contract legacy
The UK Government is preparing to revise construction contracts for HS2 as ministers step in to take control of the project amid rising costs. Transport Secretary Louise Haigh announced that…
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HS2 saves drivers time with viaduct push (Video)
HS2 engineers pushed forward and completed the final operation to move two railway viaducts into place over the M6/M42 link roads in North Warwickshire more than six hours ahead of…
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HS2 Completes First Viaduct Highfurlong Brook
HS2 has reached a key milestone with the completion of the Highfurlong Brook Viaduct near Aston le Walls in Northamptonshire, marking the first finished viaduct of the project. Spanning 163…
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HS2 launches third tunnel program at Northolt Tunnel
HS2’s London third tunnel programme passed a major milestone as the third tunnel boring machine (TBM) being used as part of the Skanska, Costain, Strabag joint project being launched with…
Read MoreHs2 starts London tunnel drive (Video)
A milestone has been reached as the Hs2 as the first of a pair of TBM’s Tunnel Boring Machines driving twin-bore tunnels from West Ruislip to Greenford. The joint project…
Read MoreHS2 Green tunnel segments at Chipping Warden “get ok”
Issues with the concrete segments that need to be constructed to make the Chipping Warden tunnel were found during sonic testing on the precast concrete structure, have now been given…
Read MoreMiners start Hs2 cross tunnels under chilterns
The construction of the longest tunnels for the HS2 project stretching for 10 miles under the Chilterns has started a new phase with the tunnelling of the cross tunnels that…
Read MoreHs2 green tunnel segments have defects
Issues have been found with the massive precast concrete segments being used to build a new HS2 “green tunnel” in Northamptonshire. Nationaltradesmen.co.uk has learnt that tests are being performed on…
Read MoreHs2 make historic breakthrough with TBM Dorothy
HS2 is celebration after its first tunnel breakthrough at the massive project, Dorothy the TBM machine made the first among many new tunnels on the project complete. The 2,000t custom-made…
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