HS2

The government confirmed earlier this week that HS2 would continue, despite a damning House of Lords economic committee report. However, as I write this, rumours abound that the prime minister's position is uncertain once again, in the wake of another attempt to sell her EU withdrawal deal to MPs. Unfavourable results…

A report today from the House of Lords economic committee said that if work on HS2 had not already begun, “we would be urging the government to prioritise rail links between northern cities, rather than improving links with London, which are already good”. The committee advised the government to consider…

This morning Sir John Armitt called for the government to adopt a “clear vision for infrastructure”. He said the industry needs to “ensure the rational, considered and researched view is heard” and is not drowned out by “the urgent [...] shouting the loudest.” Taking time over formulating infrastructure policy could…

It may only be April, but the CN team have been out and about the last few months covering some of the most interesting and high-profile projects currently under way across the country. Here are some of our highlights.

5) Saving Paradise: How Argent’s £560m scheme survived Carillion Project: One Chamberlain…

This year we’ve featured Mark Thurston’s first full interview as HS2 boss, touched upon mental health with Trad chief Des Moore, and gone behind the scenes at the notoriously secretive McAlpine with its CEO Paul Hamer – here’s our top 5 interviews.

Bam CEO James Wimpenny 6073 5) James Wimpenny,…

Our list of 10 projects to watch this year include football stadiums (again), large commercial schemes and two of the largest infrastructure schemes in the country – all challenging in their different ways and worth keeping a close eye on as 2019 unfolds.

hs2 crossrail 1) Crossrail and HS2 Crossrail should…

Construction News takes a tour of a mega-project with HS2 Old Oak Common project director Matthew Botelle to find out how it will be built.

Project: Old Oak Common station Client: HS2 Contract value: TBC Main contractor: TBC Station contract type: Design-and-build Enabling works contractor: Costain / Skanska JV Demolition and…

I’ll admit it: watching on as the reportedly outgoing Crossrail and HS2 chairman Sir Terry Morgan attempts to settle scores with his employers has been riveting.

For those unaware, HS2 chair Sir Terry Morgan has said he expects to be sacked from his role on the scheme, due to the delays…

The construction industry is divided into two groups of people.

On the one hand you have the traditionalists: those who believe this industry just needs to ‘talk itself up’ and are reticent to change or trial modern methods of construction. But there is an increasing groundswell of support for doing things…

Ask the general public about HS2 and one of the recurring themes that emerges is confusion.

Many people are unclear on the benefits the project will bring, angry over the lack of information while also concerned as taxpayers that they may have to fork out more for the scheme, currently budgeted at £55.7bn.…