URS team wins U.K. high-speed rail contract
Written by jrood
URS Corporation, as part of a team with Mott MacDonald and Grimshaw, has been awarded a contract by High Speed Two (HS2) Ltd. to provide engineering design services for the development of a proposed high-speed rail line between Birmingham and Manchester in the U.K.
Under the terms of the contract, the URS/Mott
MacDonald/Grimshaw team will provide engineering design services for the new
high-speed rail line’s infrastructure and rail operations. The Birmingham to
Manchester route is part of the recently announced high-speed rail network that
will connect Birmingham to Manchester and Leeds.
Gary Jandegian, President, Infrastructure
& Environment, URS Corporation, said: "We are pleased with this award,
which underscores URS’ strong position in the high-speed rail market. We look
forward to working with our partners to help HS2 Ltd provide an efficient,
reliable high-speed rail service to this important U.K. route."
