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New HS2 CEO could get higher pay
The next HS2 chief executive could be paid more than their predecessor…
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Government clashes with HS2 over ‘significant’ cost increase
The government has clashed with HS2 Ltd over a “very significant upwards…
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Balfour appoints new head of major projects on HS2 route
Balfour Beatty has promoted its project director at Old Oak Common station…
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Digger data cuts costs and carbon on HS2 earthworks
Realtime data from earthmoving machines is being used to cut costs and…
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Bam Nuttall records ‘satisfactory’ third quarter
Bam Nuttall had a “satisfactory” performance for its UK and Ireland division…
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HS2 JV appoints new managing director
Sally Cox has been appointed as managing director of EKFB, the joint…
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HS2 northern leg: council seeks compensation over cancellation
A local authority in the North of England is calling for compensation…
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HS2 scaleback: long-termist or shortsighted?
The government hailed a raft of smaller transport schemes as it announced…
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HS2 Euston: uncertainty over awarded contracts after plans scrapped
The government has declined to confirm whether existing contracts on the HS2…
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Government spent £1.25bn on cancelled HS2 leg
The Department for Transport (DfT) has spent more than £1.25bn on services…
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HS2 scale-back creates ‘chilling effect’
Contractors involved in Phase one of HS2 have expressed their dissatisfaction at…
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Read Rishi Sunak’s justification for halting HS2
This is the extract from the prime minister’s speech to the Conservative…
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Contractors lament ‘dark day’ as Sunak axes HS2 Manchester leg
Prime minister Rishi Sunak has announced that he is “cancelling the rest…
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£300m HS2 framework becomes white elephant after Sunak decision
Eight groundworks firms that were last week appointed on a framework for…
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Mace says new HS2 Euston plans can ‘meet the budget’
Mace is working on revised plans for HS2 Euston station that will…
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HS2 uncertainty is ‘alarming and destabilising’, warns industry
Construction leaders have warned the government that scrapping phase 2 of High…
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HS2: chancellor confirms review amid ‘out of control costs’
Chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt has confirmed the northern leg of…
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Threat to HS2 Manchester branch dubbed a ‘betrayal’
Critics have hit out after reports that the government is considering scrapping…
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Costain finishes H1 with more cash despite profit fall
Costain improved its net cash position in the first half (H1) of…
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Euston HS2 station ‘could be cut to just seven platforms’
Contractors have demanded urgent clarity after a leaked report revealed that the…