The ambitious rail line will one day connect London to Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. Or at least, that is what bosses hope. A final decision is yet to be made. And last month, a leaked draft of the government-commissioned review into the project cast yet more doubt on how much it will actually contribute to the UK.
Read more: Leaked HS2 report means project is now an election issue. Meanwhile, it is unlikely to be finished in its entirety before That was also revised up by seven years over the summer. Britain will have had four new governments by then or possibly more than 10, based on the current rate of change.
Any one of them could chuck the project on the scrapheap. Read more : This has been named the greatest infrastructure project in London.
By signing up to our newsletters you agree to the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy. Friday 26 October pm These are the 10 projects vying for the title of London's greatest infrastructure achievement Rebecca Smith whatsapp. Registered in England and Wales. Number Based on data from Barbour ABI we compiled a list of the UK's current most exciting high value, large scale infrastructure projects: Transpennine route upgrade — Leeds, West Yorkshire Network Rail have commissioned upgrades to the line between Manchester Victoria and York, including works west of Leeds towards Selby.
The works are set to improve capacity, journey time and reliability and include interchange improvements and electrification of the railway line. The upgraded route covers 76 miles of track, 8 tunnels, 13 viaducts and 25 stations. Works are due to start in mid and aim to be completed by Works will begin in December and are due to finish in December The development will consist of 2 new cargo berths, new pier structures, a new marina and reclamation and infrastructure works.
This construction stage includes the design and build of two new berths including quay walls and land reclamation, a new marina pier, the marina curve, navigation channel and new lock gates, Bascule Bridge and capital dredging work. The work commenced in January and is due for completion at the end of The 5. The route will largely be segregated from existing traffic which will lead to more reliable journey times.
Work began in November and aims to be completed by November Thirlmere to West Cumbria link water mains — Cumbria United Utilities plans to construct a 32km large twin water mains in West Cumbria.
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