HS2 Ltd has gained consent from Buckinghamshire Council for revised plans to excavate through part of an ancient earthwork structure known as Grim’s Ditch in the Chilterns.
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Judge dismisses injunction case against HS2 earthworks
A High Court judge has dismissed the Environment Agency’s attempt to seek an injunction against HS2 Ltd to prevent it from carrying out earthworks at cuttings in Warwickshire.
Latest people moves from FPS, Geosolutions Leeds, HS2 Ltd and others
The Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) welcomes a new chair, Geosolutions Leeds appoints its first director, and HS2 Ltd gets a new CEO in the latest people moves from across the industry.
Sustainable earthworks achievable through GI and field trials, says materials specialist
Earthworks practices can be made more sustainable by investing in ground investigations and conducting large scale field trials, Earthworks and Materials Solutions director Jim Webster has said.
HS2 begins foundation works for road bridge over railway in Northamptonshire
Foundation work has begun for a bridge that will take a major A road over the new High Speed 2 (HS2) railway just outside Brackley in West Northamptonshire.
HS2: Micro power tunnel completed in West London
UK Power Networks and Barhale have built a micro power tunnel under the Grand Union Canal in West London to enable High Speed 2 (HS2) future construction activities.
HS2 completes tunnelling under Chilterns
Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Cecilia has finished the second drive on High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) Chiltern tunnel, marking the completion of the project’s longest tunnel.
HS2: Burton Green cut and cover tunnel gets planning approval
The final part of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) “green tunnel” at Burton Green in Warwickshire has been granted planning permission by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.
HS2: Third London TBM launched for Northolt tunnel
High Speed 2 (HS2) has launched its third tunnel boring machine (TBM) in London, which will dig almost half of the 13.5km long Northolt Tunnel.
Two more ‘sinkholes’ appear above HS2’s Chiltern tunnels
The "sinkholes" in South Heath are the latest to have emerged above High Speed 2’s (HS2's) Chiltern tunnels route.