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Scotland makes its case for high speed rail
Scottish ministers yesterday set out what they called an “utterly convincing” case for high speed rail network to serve Scotland yesterday, adding work could begin ahead of completion of High Speed 2 (HS2) in England.
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:59 GMT

Olympic village handed over to event organiser
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) will today hand over the Olympic and Paralympic Village to games organiser the London 2012 Organising Committee (Locog).
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:18 GMT

Evidence on Olympics impact on transport sought by committee
The House of Commons Transport Committee is launching an inquiry into how the Olympics will impact on the road network and public transport.
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:11 GMT

CH2M Hill named as High Speed 2 development partner
CH2M Hill has scooped the lucrative ÂŁ50M to ÂŁ70M development partner role on the High Speed 2 (HS2) project, promoter HS2 Ltd has announced.
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:09 GMT

Heathrow plans new terminal for Olympics
Heathrow Airport has today unveiled plans to build a special £20M Games Terminal to handle extra passengers and baggage for this summer’s Olympics.
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:47 GMT

Aecom appoints BAA chief Robinson
Consultant Aecom has appointed Richard Robinson as managing director of its transportation business in Europe to be based in the company’s London office, it announced last week.
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:07 GMT

Repair plans enable Hammersmith reopening
Transport for London (TfL) has revealed its repair plans for the Hammersmith flyover today which will focus on strengthening six of the 16 spans while allowing the structure to reopen to light traffic.
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:47 GMT

Structures experts issue warning ahead of Olympic year
The Standing Committee on Structural Safety (Scoss) has today issued a safety alert regarding temporary structures for the year of the Olympics in the aftermath of a spate of such structures collapsing last year.
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:55 GMT

High Speed 2: Project promoter starts recruitment drive for engineers
High Speed 2 project promoter HS2 Ltd has started its first recruitment campaign by advertising jobs for specialist railway engineers and experienced civil engineers.
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:56 GMT

High Speed 2: The NCE guide
The decision by transport secretary Justine Greening to go ahead with the High Speed 2 scheme with some modifications to the route is the latest step forward for the mega-rail scheme.
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:33 GMT