HS2 has reached a new significant milestone as 120 colossal beams have been installed on a 14,500-tonne box structure designed to take HS2 under the A46 Kenilworth Bypass in Warwickshire.
A joint venture between Costain and transport solutions Siemens Mobility has been awarded a £300 million long-term contract to deliver high voltage (HV) power supply systems for the entire 225 kilometre route of HS2.
EKFB has been awarded the top sustainability award as it helps save more than £25 million for HS2 through its Digital Earthworks programme
Costain has won a £400 million contract to deliver tunnel and lineside mechanical and electrical (M&E) systems for HS2.
HS2 has awarded around £3 billion in contracts to the teams that will deliver the high-speed rail project’s track, signalling, communications, and other systems.
HS2 has reached the half way point in construction of the 700-metre-long Burton Green ‘green tunnel’.
EKFB is looking to appoint a subcontractor to deliver an up to £20 million M&E package for HS2’s green tunnel portal buildings.
To support the weight of the 90.5-metre Rykneld Street bridge, a total of 88 piles between 20 and 27 metres deep have been installed at the Streethay site.
HS2 has welcomed the government’s urgent action to control the spiralling costs of the railway.
The incentives of the main HS2 contractors are being reviewed, which could lead to some contracts being renegotiated or amended.