Posted On July 04, 2017
HS2 Gains Royal Assent
Europe’s largest mega-project has taken a major step forward. Britain's new railway has successfully completed over three years of parliamentary scrutiny to receive Royal Assent and construction of Phase One began in Spring 2017.
HS2 Phase One is a £27bn railway project connecting London to Birmingham via new, dedicated high speed lines. The new 220km high speed route incorporates circa 50km of bored tunnels, 20km of viaduct, four new stations, two new depots, 150km of cuttings, embankments, bridges and retaining structures together with all the associated track, signalling, telecommunication and power systems.
G&T was appointed back in 2012 as part of the Development Partner, to provide the cost and risk services to HS2 Phase One. Our role has subsequently expanded, through secondment arrangements, to include procurement advice, strategic value management, project controls and support to other facets of the project.