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Camden lobbies to lead HS2 Euston development

Charlotte Banks — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 12:46:50 +0000

Camden Council has proposed it leads a development corporation delivering HS2’s Euston terminus and surrounding area. Research commissioned by the council estimates that development adjacent to and above a reduced Euston station could add £41bn to the economy by 2053, creating 34,000 jobs – including…

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HS2 launches third TBM after underground construction

Joshua Stein — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 08:41:58 +0000

HS2 has launched its third tunnel boring machine (TBM), which will drill 3.4 miles under London. The TBM, known as Emily, will cover the route between the Victoria Road Crossover Box, near Old Oak Common, to Greenpark Way in Greenford. Emily is the third of…

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£4.7bn from HS2 redirected to North and Midlands

Charlotte Banks — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 12:13:13 +0000

The government has reallocated £4.7bn from the axed HS2 Northern leg towards local transport in the North and Midlands. The Local Transport Fund, part of the government’s Network North programme, will distribute £2.5bn to local authorities in the North of England and £2.2bn to councils…

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Align JV halts HS2 viaduct build for ‘urgent remedial works’

Will Ing — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 12:59:49 +0000

Align JV has paused planned construction work on the Colne Valley Viaduct as it carries out “urgent remedial works”. The contractor, which is formed of Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine and VolkerFitzpatrick, announced the delay in a letter sent to local residents – as…

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HS2 warned cuts to landscape spend could impact net emissions

Joshua Stein — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 12:38:34 +0000

Any cut to HS2’s landscaping specification budget could have a “significant” impact on the rail line’s carbon-saving agenda, the mega-project’s independent design panel has warned. The money-saving potential for via cuts to landscape specification is also “small” compared to other avenues, according to the latest…

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Stripped-down HS2 ‘very poor value for money’, says parliament watchdog

Charlotte Banks — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 07:00:19 +0000

HS2 offers “very poor value for money” after the cancellation of its northern leg, according to the Public Accounts Committee. In a report published on 6 February, the committee said that non-departmental public body HS2 Ltd and the Department for Transport (DfT) do not know…

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Tributes paid to drill worker who died on HS2 site

Will Ing — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 07:00:21 +0000

Tributes have been paid to the drill worker who died on an HS2 site last year. Charlie Harper died on 28 April 2023, aged 71, a day after being hit by the end of an unsecured pipe. Harper had been undertaking horizontal directional drilling at…

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Coroner issues safety warning after HS2 site death

Will Ing — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 12:30:44 +0000

A coroner has issued a safety warning about drilling and pipe dispensing after a 71-year-old man died at an HS2 site in Birmingham last year. Charlie Harper suffered serious abdominal and chest injuries after being struck by the end of a polyethylene coiled pipe on…

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MoJ bills increase as RAAC found in more prisons

Charlotte Banks — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 13:19:04 +0000

Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) has been found in two more prisons, with the Ministry of Justice expecting to spend around £900,000 on remediation. The collapse-risk concrete has now been identified in HMP Leyhill, a category D prison in Gloucestershire, as well as HMP Parkhurst,…

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HS2 to renew protester injunction – including for cancelled second phase

Ian Weinfass — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:39:22 +0000

HS2 is preparing to apply for an extension to the injunction banning “disruptive protests” on its route, including on the cancelled phase 2a, Construction News can reveal. The legal measure, first granted in 2022, bans anyone from entering or remaining on HS2-owned land; obstructing or…

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