HS2


has
awarded
the
contract
to
build
the
substructure
foundations
at
Birmingham
Curzon
Street
station
to
civil
engineering
specialist
MPB
Structures.

The
contract
is
the
first
in
a
series
of
major
awards
at
the
site,
which
is
being
managed
by
main
contractor
Mace
Dragados
Joint
Venture.

Around
140
people
from
MPB
started
working
at
Curzon
Street
in
January,
but
news
of
the
contract
has
only
now
been
released.
The
work
includes
removing
65,000
cubic
metres
of
earth,
using
around
17,000
cubic
metres
of
concrete
to
install
417
pile
caps,
and
over
4,700
tonnes
of
reinforcing
steel
to
make
the
station’s
ground
beams.

They
will
also
be
waterproofing
the
new
concrete
structures,
building
drainage
and
also
constructing
the
attenuation
tanks
to
store
rainwater
for
recycling.

HS2’s
project
client
director
for
Curzon
Street
Dave
Lock
said:
‘This
contract
award
marks
the
next
stage
of
our
construction
programme
to
build
the
flagship
Curzon
Street
station,
and
we’re
delighted
to
have
MPB
on
board.
Further
contracts
will
be
awarded
in
the
coming
months
as
we
move
towards
starting
on
the
main
station
structure
next
year.’