All HS2 articles
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NewsDecision on winner of last major building job on HS2 slips again
£480m Washwood Heath announcement now expected in early 2026 six years after project was first advertised
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NewsHS2 contracts rushed into while client needed to make more use of ‘negotiating levers’ such as retendering jobs, official review finds
Report by James Stewart adds much of inflation on jobs should be risk ‘retained by government’
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NewsConstruction industry ‘not in a fit state’ to deliver HS2, says official review author
James Stewart tells Building government needs to ‘proactively’ build capacity in the sector to avoid repeat of HS2 failures
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NewsHS2 to be delayed by at least two years with transport secretary set to highlight ‘litany of failure’ on project
Heidi Alexander due publish findings of two reviews on project today
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NewsHS2 reports subcontractor to HMRC over alleged tax fraud
Concerns first raised by whistleblowers earlier this year
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NewsHS2 launches investigation into firms supplying labour on West Midlands leg of railway
Probe follows allegations pay rates for workers have been overinflated
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FeaturesWhat the Lower Thames Crossing and Euston station projects say about the government’s private finance plans
The government has said it will fund the giant Euston station and Lower Thames Crossing schemes using private finance. With the Treasury mulling a broader injection of private capital into public projects, Joey Gardiner examines how ministers are going about it – and the prospects for success
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NewsCouncil signs off HS2 Curzon Street design changes after fire fears see timber roof ditched
Maintainence to keep wooden roof casettes fire safe would have been ’too onerous’ for HS2
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NewsGovernment’s top infrastructure advisor ‘never been convinced’ by HS2 governance structure
John Armitt will chair NIC until July as it moves towards merger with IPA
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NewsHS2 completes tunnel drive to Old Oak Common
West London station will likely be initial terminus of high-speed scheme
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NewsInspections on Birmingham HS2 bridges hit by Severfield welding issues to start in January
Balfour Beatty Vinci team says work will focus on structures taking line into new station at Curzon Street
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NewsDecision on winner of last major building job on HS2 slips into next year
£480m Washwood Heath announcement now expected next spring more than five years after project was first advertised
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NewsReeves confirms funding for HS2 Euston station tunnels, but not for station itself
Government has previously warned private funding would be required to move forward with line’s central London terminus
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NewsHS2 contracts under review as government rules out resurrection of second phase
Transport secretary slams poor project management and supply chain performance
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NewsRail lobby calls for private investment to boost infrastructure
HS1 Ltd, Mott MacDonald and others urge government to explore various investment avenues for public transport growth
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NewsHS2 appoints interim chief executive as project waits on Mark Wild’s arrival
Former Crossrail chief currently working out notice at gas distributor SGN
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NewsHS2 cuts will leave line as a ‘monument to British mentality’, Manchester mayor says
Andy Burnham tells Treasury it needs to invest more in transport schemes if it wants growth in all regions
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NewsHS2 tweaks Curzon Street station design
Proposals set to be sent in to Birmingham planners by end of year
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NewsArup-led consortium sets out proposal for a HS2 phase 2 alternative
Group commissioned by regional mayors says line can delvier 80% of HS2 benefits at lower cost
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NewsPulling the plug on Euston cost HS2 over £150m, latest accounts say
New railway finishing up at west London instead