Infrastructure News – Page 82
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NewsSiemens backs £310m wind turbine plants in the North
Engineering giant Siemens has confirmed it will build a major new wind turbine plant in Hull and a blade factory in East Yorkshire
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NewsTaskforce urges action on HS2 regeneration plans
Report examines ways to maximise benefits of £43bn project, calls for action now on strategies for major developments around HS2 stations
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NewsHS2 prompts new focus on North rail links
Transport minister asks HS2 and Network Rail to consider bolstering trans-Pennine route alongside phase 2 of HS2, in wake of Higgins report into project
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NewsBudget hands £270m guarantee to new Mersey bridge
Osborne confirm £270m guarantee for Gateway Bridge project, plus more cash for local infrastructure projects across UK
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NewsMoD seeking firms for £1.5bn worth of work
Ministry of Defence launches new £350m FM contract, and seeks firms for two regional capital works frameworks worth £1.1bn
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NewsFour contractors picked for £1.5bn Heathrow work
Exclusive: Four firms make the cut for massive programme of works, but Laing O’Rourke, Skanska and Vinci are among those that miss out
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NewsHS2 to plan further Northern rail upgrades
The transport secretary has asked HS2 and Network Rail to plan east-west rail links
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NewsGovernment decides to drop £700m HS2 to HS1 link
Transport secretary Patrick McLouglin also backs redevelopment of Euston in response to Higgins report
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NewsContractors applaud faster HS2 delivery plan
But lawyer warns starting the second phase of the line three years early may not be possible
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NewsHiggins plans to slash HS2 timescale by three years
Sir David Higgins’ report recommends private investment in redesigned Euston scheme
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NewsHiggins expected to cut HS2 timescale
Report, due to be published this morning, is expected to recommend a raft of measures to cut costs
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NewsCapita team wins £400m job to run the defence estate
Consultant to lead consortium that will manage over £10bn of Ministry of Defence construction contracts
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Higgins set to outline HS2 cost savings
The new boss of HS2 has identified at least £1.5bn in cost savings in London alone from the £43bn project
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NewsScape reveals new £1bn infrastructure framework
Exclusive: New framework will be awarded to single contractor and will focus on flood defence and other civils projects
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NewsTributes paid to killed Crossrail worker
Colleagues have paid tribute to a worker killed by falling concrete in a Crossrail tunnel
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NewsCarillion JV wins £87m Oxford-London rail job
Joint venture between Carillion and Buckingham Group to build new line between London and Oxford
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NewsWorker killed on London's Crossrail project
Sprayed concrete worker killed by falling concrete in Crossrail tunnel
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NewsHS2 Bill to miss key election deadline
Transport secretary admits legislation for the £43bn HS2 rail line will not pass into law before the general election as intended
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NewsLegal & General frustrated by lack of ‘oven-ready’ projects
The UK’s biggest investor tells the Today programme it’s ready to invest in infrastructure
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NewsHS2 cancellation would signal crash in investment
Industry leaders warn of stagnating UK economy if the scheme is shelved