HS2

HS2 and Camden Council have reached an agreement on paying compensation and rehousing residents affected by the construction of Euston station in North London. The deal, which will now be open to local consultation, will receive a financial contribution from HS2. According to the Evening Standard some 150 households across…

Anti-HS2 campaigners have said they are "shocked" that the Department for Transport (DfT) and HS2 have been granted a route-wide injunction for phases 1 and 2a of the project. HS2 Rebellion, one of the campaign groups that has consistently opposed the construction of the new high-speed line, said it is…

Fencing specialists are being sought by a joint venture of main contractors working on HS2. EFKB, which consists of Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and Bam Nuttall, has notified potential subcontractors of a fencing job valued between £30m and £40m. The chosen firms will supply the materials and install permanent fencing,…

The Department for Transport (DfT) and HS2 have won a legal battle to ban "disruptive protests" across the whole of its phase one and 2a routes. HS2 said that the High Court ruling from justice Julian Knowles will prevent violence, intimidation and criminal damage but allow “legitimate protest”. The DfT had…

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has left parts of the government at a standstill, with several key ministerial posts vacant. Following the passing of the UK’s longest reigning monarch last Thursday (8 September), a number of posts in the government are unlikely to be filled until after the end…

Stanton Precast has announced the appointment of a new managing director. The company is producing precast concrete segments for a 2.5km “green tunnel” being built by HS2 in Northamptonshire, known as the Chiltern Tunnel. In August, assembly of the tunnel was paused after HS2 identified “quality issues” with some of…

HS2 chief financial officer Michael Bradley has left after being picked up by a huge retail giant. Bradley, who joined the mega-rail project back in 2018, had been in charge of helping the group’s supply chain to deliver on budget and to schedule. But a spokesperson for HS2 confirmed to…

Aecom has been appointed as design partner on HS2’s £370m Interchange Station in Solihull. The consultant joins Laing O’Rourke on the project, after the contractor was appointed to build the 150-hectare development in July. Aecom managing director for buildings and places Richard Whitehead said the station will make a “hugely…

Bouygues and Equans have agreed to withdraw one of their bids for work on a £300m HS2 overhead-cable contract following concerns raised by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in light of their forthcoming merger. Last November, Bouygues struck a £6bn deal to buy Equans, the construction and services business owned…

The Balfour Beatty-Vinci (BBV) joint venture is on the lookout for an electrical and mechanical services contractor for work on the HS2 high-speed rail project. The £30m contract will cover the construction of five buildings that are necessary for the two tunnels it is constructing along the West Midlands leg…