Work has ramped up on High Speed 2's (HS2's) 700m long cut and cover tunnel at Burton Green in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, with the completion of the southern portal entrance and tunnel construction 50% done.
The government will fund the tunnelling work needed to take High Speed 2 (HS2) trains to Euston station, chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in yesterday’s Autumn Budget.
Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) has begun foundation work for a new bridge that will enable High Speed 2 (HS2) trains to pass under a major A-road in Staffordshire.
As the construction industry navigates a period of uncertainty, there are glimmers of optimism in the energy sector, writes GE editor Nia Kajastie.
The UK government has announced an independent review of High Speed 2 (HS2) and a “renegotiation” of contracts to control the spiralling costs of the project, as plans progress for a new rail line to replace its axed northern leg.
Work has started on the installation of 2,000 piles for the foundations of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Birmingham Curzon Street station.
High Seeped 2 London tunnels team Skanska Costain Strabag Joint Venture bags funding from Innovate UK’s £3.2M pot for trialling repurposed London Clay as an alternative to carbon-intensive Portland cement.
High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Euston station has passed a key milestone with the completion of a £450M enabling works package carried out by Skanska, although the station remains unfunded.
The tunnel boring machine (TBM) excavating the first bore of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) 5.6km Bromford Tunnel into Birmingham has reached the halfway point.
GE editor Nia Kajastie highlights a recent poll showing the ground engineering sector's cautious outlook on the new Labour government.
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