U.K.’S HS2 to Invite Bids on Final Station In First Phase

HS2, the U.K.’s high-speed rail network, is expected to invite bids for the Interchange station at Solihull, a job expected to be worth up to GBP250 million (US$352.9 million) and the fourth and final station of phase one of the HS2 line, Building reports. Running between London and Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds, HS2 spans 330 mi. and is also known as “Y” because of its shape. Teams consisting of Balfour Beatty/Vinci and Mace Dragados are building previous stations. A contractor for Interchange, which will include an automated people mover linking the National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham International Airport and Birmingham International Station, is expected to be named in 2022, with construction starting in 2024.