Staffordshire construction update
Work item: HS2-MW-BBV-Ph1-Ar-No-N1-CR-30-20/08/2023
Work Item Summary
- Project Phase
- Phase 1
- Region
- Staffordshire, West Midlands
- Contractor
- BBV JV
- Type of works
- Construction
- Estimated Start Date
- 01/09/2023
- Estimated End Date
- 30/04/2023
What we are doing
Staffordshire programme update
In March 2023, the Government updated Parliament on their transport capital investment programme. The Transport Secretary’s statement included an update on the HS2 project, recognising significant inflationary pressures across the economy. The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering HS2 from London Euston to Manchester, including the completion of construction works on Phase One, north of Birmingham. We have been working closely with the Government and our supply chain on the details of any changes to the HS2 Phase One route.
The construction programme for 2023/24 on the 30km section of the Phase One route between Curdworth in North Warwickshire and Handsacre in Staffordshire has been reviewed by HS2 and BBV. While work is increasing, it will not be to the same degree as originally planned. This newsletter provides you with an update on the rephasing of Phase One. It includes information explaining which key construction work will continue. We will also provide you with an update on our works, engagement and some of the community projects that we are supporting. Construction works, critical utility works and works already underway that intersect major assets like A-roads, motorways and the conventional rail network will continue as planned, for example, works at the A38 at Streethay and the recent programme of works to create a box bridge underneath the West Coast Mainline, near Lichfield Trent Valley.
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