Government ‘committed to delivering HS2 to Manchester’
UK: The government is committed to building High Speed 2 through to London Euston rather than terminating it short at Old Oak Common, according to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. ‘I don’t see any conceivable circumstance in which that would not end up at Euston’, he told the BBC.
HS2 placements offer ‘great way to get invaluable industry experience’
UK: High Speed 2 construction contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci is offering 30 eight-week paid work placements at its sites to undergraduates who live or study in the Midlands
HS2 contractors claim world’s longest bridge slide near Birmingham
UK: HS2 Ltd and contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci completed a milestone in construction of the high speed line on December 24-26 when the Marston Box bridge over the M42 motorway was slid into position northeast of Birmingham.
HS2 Ltd seeks 2023 graduate intake
UK: High speed line project promoter HS2 Ltd has issued a final call for applications for its 2023 graduate recruitment programme, which starts in September and will offer 40 places across a range of disciplines.
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Five innovators to work at HS2 contractor sites
UK: High speed line project promoter HS2 Ltd has launched the fifth round of its Innovation Accelerator programme, focusing on the use of artificial intelligence and advanced sensing technology to drive cost and carbon efficiencies across the construction programme.
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Merriman named rail and HS2 minister
Project completion and a driver training academy in Transport for the North’s priorities
HS2 infrastructure manager will be able to levy Investment Recovery Charge
Transport Committee calls on government to revisit Integrated Rail Plan decisions
HS2 rural footbridge design revealed
Laing O’Rourke wins HS2 Interchange station contract
Anglo-Scottish acceleration in doubt as government shelves HS2’s Golborne Link
Managing Director of West Coast Partnership Development appointed
Midlands Connect launches ‘Fairer, Greener, Stronger’ plan for the region’s transport
Search for next Chair of HS2 Ltd relaunched
London Euston HS2 station designs updated
HS2 Ltd launches fourth Innovation Accelerator programme
Construction simulation optimises HS2 work plans