HS2 contracts worth £6.6bn awarded by UK government

Contracts announced as transport secretary prepares to unveil changes to final Manchester and Leeds routesThe government has awarded £6.6bn in contracts to build the new high-speed HS2 railway between London and Birmingham, to companies including crisis-ridden construction firm Carillion.
Construction work is due to begin next year on new stations, tunnels, embankments and viaducts on the London to Birmingham line, which forms the first phase of the controversial HS2 project. The civil eng