All HS2 articles – Page 4
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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
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NewsPM scraps HS2 West Midlands to Manchester leg
Savings to be spent on ‘hundreds’ of smaller projects, while Euston link to go ahead under new management
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NewsConservative Party conference: UK takes ‘ridiculous’ amount of time to get spades in the ground on major infrastructure, says chancellor
Jeremy Hunt hit out at inefficiency’s in major project delivery and re-iterated no formal decision had been made on HS2
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NewsPrivate firms including Arup and Siemens leading Andy Street’s coalition to save HS2, mayor says
Mace and Arcadis also backing proposal as West Midlands leader floats idea of phase 2 to Manchester being bankrolled by overseas wealth funds
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NewsConservative Party conference: axe looms over HS2, ministers side-step awkward questions and business leaders despair
As row over country’s biggest infrastructure project escalates, Daniel Gayne reports on a downbeat mood in Manchester
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NewsSunak weighing up funding Manchester underground station to bring Burnham on side
Prime minister wants win over Manchester mayor amid backlash against expected HS2 cuts