HS2

Highways England director snapped up by HS2 after nine years with road body

David Poole will be heading to HS2 as the organisation prepares to embark on a busy year of negotiations.

5 years 2 months ago
HS2 reveals shortlist for £2.75bn train contract

The new trains will travel at speeds of up to 225mph and are expected to be in service from 2026.

5 years 4 months ago
HS2 looks for construction firms for £3bn London stations work

Bidding starts for £3bn works on HS2 London stations.

5 years 6 months ago
Government confirms HS2 Phase 2 routes

Six out of seven proposed changes to Phase 2a to Crewe and Phase 2b to the East Midlands, Leeds and Manchester have been confirmed.

5 years 8 months ago
HS2 Phase One winners announced with station designers shortlist

Winners of £6.6bn of main contracts for HS2 Phase One revealed, with the shortlist of station designers as plans progress for Phase 2.

5 years 8 months ago
Mace decides against HS2 legal challenge over £170m contract

Mace will not take HS2 to court over the £170m HS2 phase two delivery partner contract.

5 years 10 months ago
Bechtel wins HS2 phase 2b contract after CH2M withdrawal

Bechtel contract award means that HS2 looks to have avoided a costly re-running of its procurement process.

5 years 11 months ago
MPs to probe HS2 contract debacle

The Transport Select Committee is expected to investigate what went wrong with the tender process behind the aborted HS2 Phase 2b Development Partner contract.

5 years 11 months ago
HS2 derailed after CH2M pulls out of £170m contract

CH2M has ended its interest in the Phase 2b Development Partner Contract for HS2.

5 years 11 months ago
HS2 Phase 2b partner contract on hold

HS2 Ltd has confirmed it is investigating in response to protestations over its award of the £170m Phase 2b development partner contract

6 years 3 days ago