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Watchdog rates parts of UK’s €52 billion HS2 rail project ‘unachievable’
Hammer blow for one of Europe’s most ambitious high-speed rail network schemes
8 of the biggest construction contract notices across Europe in July
New invitations to tender for billions of Euros worth of construction contracts across Europe were published in July.
The engineering challenges of Grand Paris Express, Europe’s largest transport infrastructure project
Société du Grand Paris boss, Bernard Cathelain, tells KHL’s Lucy Barnard about the engineering challenges behind Europe’s largest transport infrastructure project
Megaprojects: Two reasons why they go wrong (and four key ingredients for success)
As a construction project gets bigger, so do the stakes. What are the root causes of megaprojects going wrong and the key ingredients of success?
Construction firms benefit from €9 billion in HS2 contracts
More than 2,000 tier 2 contracts have been awarded to UK businesses
UK suspends construction on part of HS2 for two years
Government blames inflation for soaring cost of Europe’s largest rail project
UK rental industry responds to HS2 delay
Plant hire body disappointed with two year delay
Eight positive signs for construction
As 2022 closes, we highlight reasons to be cheerful about construction
Scale of Ukraine reconstruction highlighted at Bauma
Cost of reconstruction could be as high as US$540 billion
How technology is keeping Rail Baltica on track
International project is utilising technology as it moves to the construction phase
‘Huge disappointment’ in HS2 project changes
Elimination of Leeds to Birmingham section of HS2 project will “significantly dent confidence in the sector”
Future uncertain for Europe’s largest rail project
Elements of UK’s €125bn HS2 rail link could be shelved in government rethink
10 ways to join the hydrogen power revolution
Interest in the use of hydrogen has soared over the past few years as the construction industry races to reduce its carbon footprint. We roundup some recent initiatives
US$8 billion transport investment by EU
EU to make available €7 billion for transport infrastructure projects, including deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure
COMMENT: Are we at the beginning of a golden decade in German construction?
Peter Gerstmann, chairman of the board of management of the Zeppelin Group discusses growing opportunities for the German construction sector
Premier supplies 500 modules for HS2
Modular specialist will supply 15,000sqm of buildings to high speed rail scheme
Speedy opens specialist rail service centre
New site will provide low-emission equipment to help support contractors reduce their carbon footprint 
HS2 gets ‘green signal’
UK will go forward with full implementation of controversial high-speed rail project
Future of HS2 in the balance
‘Leaked’ report puts new cost of UK’s high-speed rail project at €126 billion
Hammer blow for UK’s HS2 project
Independent review to look into delays and a possible €28bn price hike for high-speed rail link
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