HS2 Ltd, the company responsible for building the new line,
intends to appoint the following joint ventures:
- Euston: Mace Limited and Dragados S.A.
- Old Oak Common: Balfour Beatty Group Ltd, VINCI Construction
UK Ltd, VINCI Construction Grands Projets SAS and SYSTRA Ltd
The news comes a day after the release of the latest design images for Old Oak
Common, where HS2 meets London’s Crossrail line.
Work is already well underway on the transformative high-speed
rail project, with more than 7,000 jobs already supported, both
directly and across the UK-wide supply chain. In London, more
than a thousand people are at work on site, clearing the way for
the start of construction and delivering essential
pre-construction works, including HS2’s pioneering archaeological
programme.
The station Construction Partners will be responsible for working
with HS2 Ltd and the station designers, to coordinate the
delivery of the station, including platforms, concourse and links
to the London Underground and other rail services.
Welcoming the news, HS2 Ltd Chief Executive, Mark Thurston, said:
Euston and Old Oak Common are 2 of the most important elements
of the project. Two landmark stations which will help unlock
tens of thousands of jobs and new homes across the capital.
Together with our Birmingham stations, they will transform the
way we travel and set new standards for design, construction
and operation.
Mace/Dragados and Balfour Beatty/VINCI have strong track
records of delivering some of the world’s most challenging and
exciting infrastructure projects and I look forward to
welcoming them to the team.
HS2 Minister, , said:
Euston and Old Oak Common will be catalysts for real change and
regeneration, driving forward growth in their local communities
while providing better journeys for passengers.
I am confident that these leading construction firms will
deliver iconic stations that are safe, accessible and open to
all.
At Euston, HS2 will more than double capacity, to deal with
increasing passenger demand while freeing up space on the west
coast mainline for more freight and local and long distance
commuter services to places like Watford and Milton Keynes.
Mace and Dragados have a strong track record of delivering
complex and demanding infrastructure projects including Battersea
Power Station (phase 2), Mumbai International Airport Terminal
Two and work on delivering the Spanish high speed rail network,
including the major new Madrid Atocha and Barcelona Sants
stations.
In February 2018, HS2, on behalf of the Department for Transport
and Network Rail, appointed Lendlease to develop a masterplan for
the wider Euston site, which could support up to 14,000 new jobs
and almost 4,000 new homes, as well as shops, cafes and public
spaces.
At Old Oak Common, the arrival of HS2 is expected to help
kick-start the UK’s biggest regeneration project, transforming
the former railway yards into new neighbourhoods supporting up to
65,000 jobs and 25,500 new homes.
With platforms both above and below ground, Old Oak Common will
be the UK’s best connected station, with direct services to three
major airports and eight out of Britain’s ten largest cities as
well as London’s new Elizabeth Line (Crossrail).
Balfour Beatty and VINCI have experience of some of the world’s
most complex construction projects, including the new
Tours-Bordeaux TGV, Thames Tideway tunnel and the London 2012
Aquatics Centre.
HS2 services will eventually connect over 25 destinations and 30
million people across the UK. Trains will serve existing city
centre stations in places like Glasgow and Liverpool, as well as
brand new purpose built stations in Birmingham, Manchester,
Leeds, and the East Midlands.
