Euston station plans will be ‘key to success’ of HS2 reset, says watchdog

The Architects’ Journal Euston station plans will be ‘key to success’ of HS2 reset, says watchdog A reset to HS2 should not be implemented until major issues in delivery are sorted and Euston station plans are finalised, the UK’s public spending watchdog has warned The post Euston station plans will be ‘key to success’ of HS2 reset, says watchdog appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Josh Butler

SCS fined over tipper fall

HS2 joint venture SCS, set up by Skanska Construction UK Limited, Costain Limited and Strabag AG, has been fined £400,000 after a tipper truck fell off the edge of an excavation ramp at Copthall North, injuring its driver.

HS2 reset hinges on contractor deals and £8bn Euston plan

HS2 review identifies £500m disallowable contractor cost

HS2 reset needs to avoid previous failures, NAO report says

Rejig of project due to be completed by ralway bosses and government by next spring

HS2 running out of time to renegotiate civil contracts, watchdog says

HS2 Ltd is running out of time to save costs on civil work after failing to renegotiate contracts, the National Audit Office (NAO) has warned. Those running the megaproject have been trying to reshape contracts with joint ventures delivering the London to Birmingham rail scheme… The post HS2 running out of time to renegotiate civil contracts, watchdog says appeared first on Construction News.

HS2 - HS2’s London Logistics Hub celebrates processing one million tonnes of spoil 18072023

HS2's London Logistics Hub, located at the Willesden Euro Terminal, has processed one million tonnes of spoil. The Logistics Hub, managed by HS2’s London Tunnels Contractor, Skanska Costain STRABAG Joint Venture (SCS JV), processes excavated material from the Old Oak Common Station, the Victoria Road Crossover Box in Ealing, and the nearby Atlas Road site.

HS2 - How HS2 completed the UK’s heaviest bridge drive 27072023

HS2 has successfully carried out the UK’s heaviest drive to install an intersection bridge structure beneath the West Coast Main Line at Fulfen Wood near Lichfield.

HS2 - Production of HS2's Northolt Tunnel segments begins at new Hartlepool facility 25072023

This video looks at the off-site fabrication facility in Hartlepool that has started to manufacture concrete tunnel segments for the HS2 project, including the 'Northolt tunnel east' and 'Euston tunnel'

HS2 Project Update, June 2023

HS2's Chief Executive, Mark Thurston, provides an HS2 project update on progress of the project

HS2 - HS2 moves 10 million tonnes of construction material by rail 06072023

In May 2023, HS2 achieved their target of moving 10 million tonnes of material to and from their construction sites by rail, a major milestone in their plan to cut carbon emissions by removing lorries from roads. HS2 celebrated this feat at an event at Tarmac’s Tunstead Quarry in Derbyshire, which was spearheaded by a unique line-up of locomotives that have delivered aggregate for HS2.