Keltbray lays foundation for HS2 Curzon Street station | Construction Enquirer News

The huge piling programme, delivered by the Mace Dragados joint venture with Keltbray marks the end of a critical substructure phase on the 400m-long city centre station. Each reinforced concrete pile has been sunk between 6m and 24m deep into the ground to form the backbone of the new seven-platform terminus, which will sit between Moor Street station and Millennium Point under a vast arched roof inspired by Victorian railway architecture. Alistair Morgan, senior project manager at HS2, said: “It’s great to see how much progress has been made on the foundation works and I’d like to thank everyone who’s been working so hard to get the job done. But we’ve still got a lot of work to do before the first passengers arrive, and I look forward to seeing more significant progress in the year ahead.” At peak, more than 1,000 people are expected to be working on the Curzon Street site. Substructure numbers Piling began in September 2024 and has involved: 2,011 CFA concrete piles installed 47,000 cubic metres of excavation An 8m-high retaining wall at the western end 7,000 tonnes of reinforcement 29,000 cubic metres of concrete Total sub-surface work needed 19,000 tonnes of reinforced steel 9,000 cubic metres of concrete Rodger Storey, senior project manager at the Mace Dragados JV, said: “Completing the foundation works for Curzon Street station marks a major milestone in the delivery of the project. The team is proud of the major achievement represented the extensive piling operat...