New bridge to be installed at Cathays station as part of infrastructure upgrade

Major work is due to begin on Saturday 13 June at Cathays station, on the Merthyr and Rhondda line, north of Cardiff Central. The post New bridge to be installed at Cathays station as part of infrastructure upgrade appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Leaked Euston Station plans reveal HS2 platform concepts and TfL’s concerns

The Architects’ Journal Leaked Euston Station plans reveal HS2 platform concepts and TfL’s concerns Leaked documents setting out Euston Station’s planned redevelopment have revealed Transport for London (TfL)’s concerns over funding shortfalls and overcrowding with the arrival of High Speed 2 (HS2) The post Leaked Euston Station plans reveal HS2 platform concepts and TfL’s concerns appeared first on The Architects’ Journal Josh Butler

MTA Awards $1B Contract for Second Ave Subway Phase II Station Package

Skanska, Traylor Bros. and Walsh Construction win MTA contract for the Second Avenue Subway's 106th Street station package, advancing the East Harlem extension.

Washington Union Station renovation gets $466M from US DOT

The Department of Transportation will take a lead role in redeveloping the station and increasing its revenue potential.

MTA Awards $1.02B Contract for Second Ave. Subway Phase II Station Package

Skanska, Traylor Bros. and Walsh Construction won a $1.02-billion MTA contract for the Second Avenue Subway's 106th Street station package, advancing the East Harlem extension.

HS2 - HS2's first Curzon Viaduct pier completed as work ramps up in Birmingham city centre site 23012023

HS2 revealed a big construction milestone in Birmingham city centre, with the completion of the first giant V-shaped pier for the 300 metres long viaduct that will bring high speed trains into the new Curzon Street Station.

HS2 - on track to net zero webinar, 22032023

In partnership with Decarbonising Transport Week, this webinar explores: • The project and operation of HS2 – delivering zero carbon travel between London, Birmingham, Manchester, and the biggest cities in Scotland. • HS2’s modal shift impact – enabling more journeys to be made by electric powered trains and active forms of travel in place of fossil fuelled road vehicles and planes. • The prevalence of high-speed rail in Europe and how it has decarbonised the continent’s transport system.

HS2 - HS2's archaeology programme reveals untold stories of a London burial ground, 16032023

A free exhibition revealing the life stories of Londoners during the 1700s and 1800s offers something different for a London day out this Spring. Now open to the public at St James’s Church on Piccadilly, visitors will be able to enjoy an interactive art installation exploring the lives of five people who were buried at St James’s Burial Ground next to Euston Station. The exhibition is part of High Speed Two’s archaeology programme.

HS2 - First support walls installed at HS2's Victoria Road crossover box in West London 02112022

The Victoria Road Crossover Box, near to Old Oak Common in West London, will allow HS2 trains to switch tracks underground on their approach into the new superhub station. The support walls for the structure - at 50 metres long and weighing 87 tonnes each - are currently being placed on site, to form the outer shape of the box. Once all the supporting walls are installed, HS2's construction team will prepare to excavate the box, which will be 130 metres long and 24 metres deep.

HS2 - Old Oak Common Station Project Update, December 2022

This short video, hosted by the Old Oak Common Station project team, provides an update on some of the progress HS2 have been making on what will become the best-connected and largest new railway station ever built in the UK. The station will have fourteen platforms, a mix of six high-speed and eight conventional service platforms, with an 850m-long station box, big enough to fit 6,300 Routemaster buses inside.