HS2 Ltd is set to hand Laing O’Rourke a £370m contract to build the high speed rail link’s new Interchange Station in Solihull.
The contract will see the construction firm work with HS2 Ltd in two stages to finalise the detailed design and then build the landmark station ‘over the next few years’.
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Contracts will be signed after the completion of the standstill period.
Lee Holmes, HS2’s stations director said: ‘It’s fantastic to have Laing O’Rourke ready to build our new HS2 station in Solihull at the heart of the HS2 network.
‘So far, we’ve worked with Arup to develop an award-winning, eco-friendly station, and now look forward to starting the next phase of design before construction starts next year’.
Main works contractor Balfour Beatty VINCI is currently preparing the site where the new station will be built, which covers an area of 150 hectares within a triangle of land formed by the M42, A45 and A452.
HS2 Ltd said significant progress has already been made on the site, including construction of modular bridges over the M42 and A446 as part of a remodelled road network in the area to facilitate access to the new station.
It said the station is the first railway station globally to achieve the BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ certification at the design stage – a measure of sustainability for new and refurbished buildings.
The government-owned company claimed that growth plans around the site will support 30,000 jobs, up to 3,000 new homes and 70,000 square metres of commercial space.
These will form part of the UK Central Hub area plans for 70,000 jobs, 5,000 new homes and 650,000 square metres of commercial space.
There will be up to five trains per hour passing through the station in each direction, with an estimated total of 175,000 seats per day.
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