‘Unclear’ if HS2 eastern leg changes tested properly, report finds

Changes to the eastern leg of High Speed Rail’s (HS2) phase 2b may have been taken before the impact was fully “understood and substantiated”, according to a group of MPs. A failure to develop a new benefit-cost ratio (BCR) on HS2 has also left the… The post ‘Unclear’ if HS2 eastern leg changes tested properly, report finds appeared first on Construction News.

Transpennine Route Upgrade budget soars to £11.5bn, and could rise again

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that the budget for the Transpennine Route Upgrade has more than tripled. The post Transpennine Route Upgrade budget soars to £11.5bn, and could rise again appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Interview | Transport for the North boss Martin Tugwell on opportunities following the Integrated Rail Plan

Decisions in the government’s Integrated Rail Plan (IRP), published in November last year, did not go the way Transport for the North (TfN) had hoped. In particular TfN was disappointed by the decision to axe the eastern leg of High Speed 2 (HS2) from the… The post Interview | Transport for the North boss Martin Tugwell on opportunities following the Integrated Rail Plan appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

High Speed Rail Group research suggests rail cuts ‘undermined’ levelling up agenda

The High Sped Rail Group has suggested that cuts to HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail announced in the Integrate Rail Plan have directly undermined the government’s levelling up agenda. The post High Speed Rail Group research suggests rail cuts ‘undermined’ levelling up agenda appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

ICE lists litany of concerns with Integrated Rail Plan

The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has submitted a highly critical analysis of the Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) to the parlimentary inquiry looking into the Department for Transport (DfT) strategy. The post ICE lists litany of concerns with Integrated Rail Plan appeared first on New Civil Engineer.