{"id":82604,"date":"2017-07-17T06:01:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=242c826f955cd9acbf0cce516c1dd1cd"},"modified":"2017-07-17T06:01:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T06:01:00","slug":"statement-to-parliament-main-civil-engineering-works-contracts-for-stage-1-of-hs2-phase-one-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=82604","title":{"rendered":"Statement to Parliament: Main civil engineering works contracts for Stage 1 of HS2 Phase One"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I would like to update the House on the progress of High Speed Two.<\/p>\n

Phase One of the railway – from London to West Midlands – is progressing well. In February 2017, Parliament granted powers to construct the route from London to Birmingham, including new stations at London Euston, Old Oak Common, Birmingham Curzon Street and Birmingham Interchange, near Solihull. As a result, enabling works on the route, contracts for which were awarded last November, have now started.<\/p>\n

In March last year, the tender shortlist for Phase One of the main civil engineering works contracts, comprising bridges, tunnels, embankments and viaducts, was released. These are the biggest HS2<\/abbr> contracts to date. In a clear signal of how work is progressing, this morning I am pleased to announce the decision to award Stage 1 of these contracts, comprising design and construction preparation works, to the joint ventures set out below. Contracts are expected to be signed after completion of the mandatory standstill period. The joint ventures are as follows:<\/p>\n