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HS2 gets planning approval for Washwood Heath depot
Birmingham City Council has given approval for HS2’s Washwood Heath Depot, north-east of Birmingham city centre. The facility will be where HS2 trains will …
West Midlands’ largest single-span railway bridge installed
Network Rail and Skanska have installed the largest single-span rail bridge in the West Midlands on the Stechford to Aston line. The new bridge, fabricated by …
Contractor appointed for Solihull multi-storey car parks
The Urban Growth Company (UGC) has appointed VINCI Construction UK as its design and build contractor for two major new multi-storey car parks on the outskirts …
Jetties provide haul road access for the viaduct construction, keeping trucks off the road
Temporary steel jetties with a total weight of 5,000t, spanning four lakes, are playing an integral role in the construction of HS2’s Colne Valley
Work starts on Old Oak Common rail super-hub
HS2 Ltd has commenced permanent works on its west London super-hub station at Old Oak Common, a project that will eventually require 73,000t of steel. …
Contract awarded for HS2 temporary works
Steelwork contractor Taziker Industrial has been awarded a contract by VolkerStevin to support the delivery of HS2 on the construction of the Colne Valley …
HS2 precast manufacturing facilities
FACT FILEHS2 precast manufacturing facilitiesMain client: HS2Main contractor: ALIGN JV (Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine, and …
First HS2 bridge installed over M42
Contractors working on the HS2 railway have installed a 65m-long bridge, spanning the width of the M42, in just two days and ahead of schedule. Representing …
Birmingham’s Arden Cross launches £3bn masterplan
Said to be one of the country’s best-connected strategic locations and home to the HS2 Interchange Station, Arden Cross in Birmingham has launched an …
New station inspired by steel
High Speed 2 (HS2) has shortlisted three contractors that will be invited to tender for the project’s £570M Birmingham Curzon Street station. The firms …
