New concerns over the cost of HS2 have been identified just six months after its budget was increased.
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Tag: HS2
HS2: Webinar on new habitats for local wildlife in the West Midlands
HS2 is to host a webinar to explain more about the habitats created in the West Midlands and Warwickshire.
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HS2: World’s first solar and hydrogen powered cabins cuts carbon
HS2 has trialled solar and hydrogen powered welfare cabins across its work locations in a step towards greener construction sites.
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HS2’s biggest tunnel site reaches milestone
HS2 has passed a major milestone at the high speed rail project’s first tunnel site, with the completion of structural work on the temporary pre-cast factory which will produce wall sections for the 10-mile long Chiltern tunnels.
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HS2 rail project work begins with pledge of 22,000 jobs
Construction work on HS2 officially begins today, with 22,000 jobs expected to be created in the next few years.
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HS2 strengthen partnership to help ‘covid generation’ into work
HS2 is working with the Social Mobility Foundation to ensure young people can access professional support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Over a million lorries to be taken off the roads by HS2
The first rail freight delivery of aggregate has arrived at HS2’s Washwood Heath site in Birmingham, signalling the start of the major project to take up to 1.5 million lorries off the roads to cut carbon emissions.
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HS2 reveals design for Amersham vent shaft headhouse
HS2 have released images of the design for the Amersham vent shaft to provide ventilation and emergency access to the line’s Chiltern tunnel.
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Enormous HS2 Tunnel Boring Machines set for 10-mile tunnel excavation
HS2 reveal images of the first two completed giant Tunnel Boring Machines to be used in the first phase of the high speed rail project.
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HS2 launches race for high voltage power supply systems
Following on from the government’s green light for construction, HS2 have begun the search for contractors to deliver the high voltage power supply systems.
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