HS2’s main contractor, Mace Dragados Joint Venture (JV), has begun construction on the five-year Birmingham Curzon Street Station programme.
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HS2 begins construction on 450m Wendover Dean Viaduct
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HS2’s main works contractor, EKFB, begins construction on the 450m Wendover Dean Viaduct over the Misbourne Valley in Buckinghamshire, UK.
First viaduct takes shape at HS2’s Delta Junction site
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Construction works ramp up as HS2 completes the first 920-tonne deck span on the first precast viaduct being built at Delta Junction.
HS2’s second giant TBM prepares to start digging for Bromford Tunnel
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A team of 90 specialist engineers are getting HS2’s second tunnel boring machine ready to start digging the Bromford Tunnel in Birmingham, UK.
HS2 prepares to enter a new phase with £5b allocated to rail infrastructure
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HS2 will allocate £5b worth of contracts to oversee the build of tracks, power, signalling, overhead lines and the new network control centre.
TBMs Florence and Cecilia mark 90% progress through the 10-mile Chiltern tunnels
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HS2’s tunnel boring machines Florence and Cecilia have reached the Chesham Road shaft, marking 90% progress under the Chiltern tunnels.
Costain to trial artificial intelligence (AI) technology in National Highways road projects
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Costain is supporting two proposals to trial the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in National Highways road projects in 2024.
Construction begins for National Highway’s A428 Highways scheme in the UK
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Skanska has begun construction on National Highway’s A428 Black Cat to Caxton Gibbet highways scheme in the UK.
Structural redesign helps HS2 cut carbon footprint
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The new structural redesign of HS2’s Edgcote Viaduct will cut its carbon footprint by more than 13% in comparison to the previous design.
Project Spotlight: Thames Tideway Tunnel
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The 25km Thames Tideway Tunnel is a water treatment project to improve the River Thames’ water quality and address environmental concerns.
STRABAG sets a new world record in tunnelling
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STRABAG sets a new world tunnelling record for a single bored tunnel drive for the Woodsmith mine near Whitby in the north-east of England.
Tunnelling contract awarded for Lower Thames Crossing in the UK
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Bouygues Travaux Publics – Murphy JV has been awarded the contract to build UK’s largest bored tunnels for the Lower Thames Crossing project.
