Rishi Sunak’s government is set to delay some sections of the ambitious HS2 high-speed railway project in a bid to save money. HS2 has been dogged by criticism over its finances, with costs ballooning ...

The Department for Transport (DfT) has clocked up around £2.7bn in losses over the past two years due to cancelled HS2 plans ...

The HS2, a high-speed railway network under construction in the U.K., reports that results from a trial carried out to test the potential air quality benefits of alternative fuels look set to help its ...

The chief executive of a construction company involved in the Old Oak Common station project has suggested that HS2 should concentrate on delivery rather than renegotiating its contracts. This comes ...

BBV adopts drone software from Esri UK to reduce costs and enhance safety on its 90km stretch of HS2 6 July 2022 – Esri UK today announced that Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) has rolled out its Site Scan ...

The government has given formal approval for construction to begin on the controversial HS2 rail project, despite the UK remaining under lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. Boris Johnson to give ...

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The winners of the major construction contracts for Britain’s new HS2 railway have been announced, with the government claiming the £6.6 billion in deals will support 16,000 jobs across the country.

HS2 is recruiting an independent construction commissioner to investigate any issues that may arise during the construction of the UK’s new high-speed rail network, which is scheduled to start in 2017 ...

Work on HS2 has officially started - as the controversial high-speed rail project begins with a "shovel in the ground" moment. The rail scheme, which will go through Birmingham and the West Midlands, ...

Work underway on the site for the Birmingham terminus of the new HS2 railway line. Credit: Geof Sheppard via Flickr. The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has given the ‘Notice to Proceed’ for the ...