HS2 Ltd has awarded Taylor Woodrow*, a subsidiary of VINCI Construction, the contract to build a set of key infrastructure works for the future British high-speed rail line bearing the same name. Located on a 70-hectare former brownfield site, the project represents a major driver of urban regeneration for Birmingham, England. The £856-million (990€-million) contract includes design, construction, testing and commissioning of a highly technical maintenance depot for HS2 trains. The site will include a maintenance building, train washing facility, automatic vehicle inspection building, stabling tracks and a test track. It will also house the operational control center for the … Read more