Hs2 Ltd has released a report – HS2 in the West Midlands – which sets out the benefits that the project is delivering today, to businesses, people and communities across the West Midlands, which include: Over the last six years, HS2 has awarded over £1.7bn worth of contracts to West Read more…
Across the north, political leaders, communities and businesses have come together following last week’s announcement that the Government has delayed HS2 again, risking long term prosperity and growth. The news is deeply disappointing, and further delays any benefits to Leeds, Sheffield and Yorkshire as a whole. Ironically, chopping and changing Read more…
We are alarmed by the news that sections of HS2 will be delayed. The delay at Euston in favour of Old Oak Common coupled with the delay between Birmingham and Crewe by two years will not save money and will only add to the total cost of the project. Without clear timings Read more…
HS2 has revealed images of a big construction milestone in Birmingham city centre, with the completion of the first giant V-shaped pier for the 300 metres long viaduct that will bring high speed trains into the new Curzon Street Station. The five-metre-tall structure is the first pier to be installed Read more…
The first 480m stretch of the Colne Valley Viaduct has been built over the last seven months using an enormous 700 tonne ‘bridge-building machine’. The viaduct will eventually stretch for more than two miles (3.4km) across a series of lakes and waterways outside Hillingdon. Known as a ‘launching girder’, the Read more…
We spoke to Evan Forrest, Civil Engineering Apprentice with AECOM Can you describe your role in a few words? I’m learning the industry, largely using CAD to produce proformas and defect drawings for various infrastructure. What were you doing prior to your Apprenticeship? I was at college studying a one Read more…
We spoke to Daniel Komolafe, Supply Chain Apprentice with Strabag Costain Skanska joint venture Can you describe your role in a few words? I help buyers with business assurance and the on-boarding of the suppliers they want to use on the project. What were you doing prior to your Apprenticeship? Read more…
Celebrating National Apprentice Week – we spoke to Saif Terywall, Apprentice Quantity Surveyor with AECOM Can you describe your role in a few words? I am an apprentice quantity surveyor at the AECOM Cambridge office. My role is to assist in cost management services over a range of construction projects Read more…
Rising project costs are due to ongoing inflationary pressures in the economy, with higher costs in the construction industry driven in large part by global energy prices. Government has to face these inflationary effects on its committed national investment projects, just as it has done with consumer energy costs. Construction Read more…
A new bridge – that will carry direct rail services between Oxford and Cambridge – was lifted into position over the route of HS2, the high-speed rail line under construction between London, Birmingham and the North. Engineers working for HS2 used an enormous 600 tonne crane to lift the new bridge Read more…