HS2 forced into rethink over Birmingham station after worried contractors shun job

By Will Ing2019-07-11T09:32:00

HS2 Curzon Street station - Grimshaws (5)

Source: Grimshaws

Railway admits it was asking firms to take on too much risk for Curzon Street work

HS2 has scrapped the process to find a contractor to build a £435m station in the middle of Birmingham because not enough were prepared to shoulder the risk to build it.

The railway said it is having to start again for the job at Curzon Street, designed by Grimshaw Architects, and will be hosting an industry day next Friday to work out what to do next.

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