Major Projects - Page 15

Newly appointed Rail and HS2 Minister Huw Merriman has pledged to focus on signing off on a growing backlog of projects

HS2 Ltd’s contract for the supply of temporary signs for its construction sites has taken its spending with Royal British Legion companies to over £100,000

HS2 Phase 1 remains within its overall budget of £44.6 billion, including a contingency reserve, but concerns continue at the steady increase in cost.

The first of two 2,000-tonne Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) has begun excavating HS2’s five-mile tunnel from West Ruislip to Greenford.

It was described as the biggest-ever investment in the rail network, but wasn’t universally welcomed - mainly because of what it left out.

What is happening to Project Speed? Has it been buffeted by the economic storms swirling around the industry, or is it undergoing a subtle evolution

The construction of HS2 Ltd’s new £370 million Interchange station, will create up to 1,000 jobs over at least the next five years

HS2 Ltd says that 2,200 people who were previously out of work have now secured skilled jobs at its 350 sites between London, the Midlands and Crewe

HS2 Ltd continues to beat industry averages for the number of female and BAME employees working on the project

HS1 Ltd has rejected concerns from the Office of Rail and Road over how the company is managing its asset renewals.