From HS2: HS2 reveals the innovative slurry treatment technology supporting the Colne Valley ‘rewilding’ project Ambitious plans to create 127 hectares of new grasslands and woodlands around the southern portal of HS2’s...

HS2 Ltd is keen to appeal a court-ordered pause to its tree felling programme in the Chilterns as soon as possible, with key construction milestones coming up in the next few...

From HS2: HS2 is linking with Digital Catapult, the UK’s leading advanced digital technology innovation centre, to identify and secure the potential offered by emerging technologies such as 5G and machine learning. As part of a...

The HS2 design panel welcomes a change of approach at Euston Station. https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-design-panel-backs-changes-at-euston-station-and-chilterns-tunnel-16-04-2021/

Bauer Keller Joint Venture (BKJV) awarded EKFB contract for the High Speed 2 project. Bauer press announcement says; Bauer Keller Joint Venture (BKJV) awarded EKFB contract BKJV, the 50:50 joint venture between Bauer Technologies Ltd and...

Highways England has announced the appointment of Lawrence Gosden as a non-executive director to the Board. Lawrence will take up his post on 1 April and brings with him a wealth of leadership experience from a career centred on asset management,...

  Construction for the Phase 2a of the High Speed 2 project has been set as Spring 2024. https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/hs2-sets-construction-start-date-to-take-line-north-16-03-2021/

In a media release on 8 March, HS2 Ltd announces that they began the search for a specialist contractor to deliver the high-tech monitoring systems that will enable remote supervisory control of railway assets and systems by key operational...

  One takeaway: HS2 Boss gets paid £625000 per year, i.e. 52000 per month. Not bad. https://sputniknews.com/uk/202102221082151995-as-work-progresses-on-uks-106-bln-hs2-railway-who-is-building-the-track-stations-and-trains/

  Keller and VSL (a specialist company of Bouygues Construction) get geotechnical contract for HS21 C1 package. Keller released the following. Keller VSL Joint Venture awarded £167 million HS2 contract   Keller Group plc...

From HS2; HS2 today revealed the final design for the headhouse that will provide emergency access to the new high speed railway’s tunnels as they approach Euston station. Located next to the existing west coast mainline, the...

  From HS2; Parliament continues to show very strong support for HS2, as the Bill for the extension from the West Midlands to Crewe – Phase 2A – is given Royal Assent. At least 5,000 jobs supported by the...

HS2 Contractor is looking for TBM toilets. 1. Title: TUNNEL BORING MACHINE TOILETS – SHORT DEADLINE 2. Awarding Authority: ALIGN JV (Bouygues Travaux Publics, VolkerFitzpatrick and Sir Robert McAlpine) , GB. Web:...

More 'barn design' vent shaft for Chilterns tunnel comes, this time for  Chalfont St Giles. HS2 has revealed the final design for the latest of its ‘barn design’ headhouses that will provide ventilation and emergency...

  Regarding the tunnel digging and other actions of anti-HS2 activists, HS2 Ltd released the following statement.   Statement from HS2 Ltd HS2 Ltd has legal possession of the land at Euston Square...

My dear colleagues, I wish you healthy days ahead, before anything else. I have added the following HS2 job announcements in the tunnel jobs group that may interest you. You can view them by clicking on each one of them. Or you can view them...

from HS2 media Following public consultation, HS2 has revealed new designs for two viaducts near the village of Water Orton in Warwickshire, including new landscaped areas that will provide green public spaces and wildlife habitats. In Spring...

Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial and Bam (EKFB) JV which is responsible for the central part of the HS2 has appointed Peter Bimson as its new project director. He was already the deputy project...

UK's 'HS2 Rebellion' group which describes themselves as 'An alliance of groups resisting HS2' has an interesting news on their website. Better to hear from them.-I will also give the link at the bottom. BREAKING: Tree...

Five Balfour Beatty joint ventures have been shortlisted on four lots of HS2 track systems contracts, as well as a tunnel and line-side M&E systems contract, worth a combined total of...