Mace Dragados has beaten BAM Ferrovial and Laing O’Rourke to win a deal worth up to £570m to build the HS2 Birmingham Curzon Street station.
Mace Dragados will work with HS2 Ltd in two stages to finalise the detailed design and then build the landmark station.
The ‘BREEAM excellent’ station will be net zero carbon in operation and feature sustainable technologies including capturing rainwater and utilising sustainable power generation, with more than 2,800 sq m of solar panels located on platform canopies.
Site clearance at Curzon Street is now complete and an archaeological programme, involving 70 archaeologists, has unearthed the world’s oldest railway roundhouse.
HS2 worked with WSP and Grimshaw Architects on the design for Curzon Street, which is inspired by the great arched roofs built by the Victorian railway pioneers. Passengers will also be able to access up to nine high-speed trains an hour travelling north and south, and the Midland Metro – which runs alongside and underneath the station.
HS2 Ltd chief executive Mark Thurston said: “Birmingham Curzon Street is right at the heart of the HS2 project, providing a fantastic terminus for trains running right into the heart of the city centre. The station will play a vital role in the long-term economic future of the West Midlands, creating hundreds of jobs during construction and boosting the region after the pandemic."
“Mace and Dragados have some incredible experience delivering some of the world’s most challenging and exciting infrastructure projects, and I look forward to welcoming them to the team.
"The design takes that inspiration into the 21st Century, ensuring accessibility and a focus on the open space and landscaping around it.”
