All HS2 articles – Page 4
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NewsHS2’s London tunnelling JV gets extra £200m
Additional payment is second received by Skanska Costain Strabag
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NewsHS2 cancellation could release capacity to supply chain, says T&T
But firms could take skills abroad pursuing alternative high-speed rail jobs
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NewsG&T drafted in to review cost rises on HS2 civils contracts
Cost-plus contracts blamed for 90% of hikes
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NewsHS2 eyeing 2030 completion date for Phase 1
Interim chair also criticises contractors’ cost-plus contracts, saying they don’t give ‘me any real levers’ for firms to improve performance
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NewsDfT says cost of completing HS2 phase to Birmingham will be up to £54bn
Rail minister says price will be lower than delivery company’s latest estimate
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NewsNorthern Powerhouse Rail protected as crucial HS2 bill to progress despite cancellation
Phase 2b legislation included in government’s legislative agenda
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FeaturesEverything must go: The HS2 land fire sale and what it means for the future of rail
After cancelling the northern leg of HS2 last month, the government has moved quickly to start selling the land it had acquired to build the route. Will the process “salt the earth” for alternative rail plans?
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Long readHS2: Where do Manchester and the North-west go from here?
Rishi Sunak last month cancelled the Manchester leg of HS2. Here Ben Flatman talks to industry leaders about what the decision means for the city
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NewsSkills centre at mothballed HS2 Euston site completed as talks about scheme’s future drag on
Job includes building accommodation block for thousands of workers
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CommentCompulsory purchase compensation in light of HS2 Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court decision earlier this year on the land for Curzon Street station could have far-reaching consequences
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FeaturesFive key takeaways from the second National Infrastructure Assessment
With a total of 46 recommendations across 222 pages, it’s no surprise the report took two years to compile. Building sifts through the key points
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FeaturesKey takeaways and talking points from the Labour Party conference
Amid uncertainty around commitments to net zero and infrastructure investment, the opposition set out its stall for the coming election. Daniel Gayne and Thomas Lowe report
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NewsLabour recommits to Northern Powerhouse Rail – but no promise to deliver HS2
Both schemes were previously Labour manifesto commitments
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NewsBurnham calls for pre-covid rail plan for the north to be built in full
Mayor’s comments come as shadow rail minister questions “implications” of government handling of HS2
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NewsLabour would commission inquiry into HS2 costs, says Reeves
Shadow chancellor also unveiled plans to ‘get Britain building’
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CommentWe were on the right track. Cancelling HS2 has taken us off it
Some building projects are worth the money and the wait. A once-in-a-generation opportunity has now been missed, writes Randstad’s Victoria Short
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NewsHS2 Euston pared back further with reprieved station to feature just six platforms
Original design had proposals for 11 platforms in order to cope with capacity for now abandoned route to Manchester
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NewsListed builders shrug off impact of HS2 decision
Share prices of quoted firms fell slightly on news of Sunak’s confirmation that leg to Manchester has been scrapped
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NewsLast minute lobbying to keep HS2 falls on deaf ears as industry casts doubt on Sunak’s alternative
Plan to ditch leg of railway to Manchester condemned as mistake by construction sector