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He has also said that the construction of HS2 itself is having no impact on local prices and local building site productivity. Earlier this week, in response to a written question from fellow MP Steve Baker, Stephenson said that “HS2 Ltd, the Department for Transport, and colleagues at the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy are monitoring [the materials situation] closely, but do not have any information to suggest that HS2 is having a material impact on material availability or pricing at this time”. However, board minutes from the beginning of June – and just made p...

HS2 Ltd has begun the search for a team of specialist ground investigation contractors to work on phase 2b of the high speed rail project, despite continuing uncertainty over the line's northern section. The single framework contract – worth around £300M – will include the appointment of a lead ground investigation partner supported by up to 10 specialist ground investigation contractors to deliver the sophisticated programme of work. This flexible approach will allow HS2 Ltd to call on as much technical expertise as required, depending on design needs and the outcome of the government�...

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At a virtual event for the Policy Exchange thinktank, transport secretary Grant Shapps said the government would "complete HS2 and include HS2 on the

'Dive under' rail plans for Coventry to Leicester service may still benefit Nuneaton There are two options being looked at The plans to provide a direct link between Coventry and Leicester may not leave Nuneaton out in the cold Subscribe today to get the latest headlines straight to your inbox with our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersS...