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The government has revealed the winners of the contracts for the design and construction preparation works for the first phase of the UK鈥檚 High Speed Rail 2 network (HS2).

Along with phase two the work is worth nearly 拢7bn, and will lead to the creation of around 16,000 jobs, the government said.

The second stage of the works 鈥� the actual construction 鈥� is expected to start in 2019, with inaugural train services expected to start in 2026.

The tender shortlist for the first phase of the main civil engineering works contracts, comprising bridges, tunnels, embankments and viaducts, was put out in March of last year. The winners are:

HS2 Ltd, the company overseeing the 拢57bn project, is understood to have sough assurances from Eiffage and Kier that they could carry out the work in the event of Carillion being unable to fulfill its part in the CEK JV. Last week Carillion .

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said the expected total value of the contracts including both stage one and stage two 鈥� the full construction phase 鈥� was 拢6.6bn, on current estimates.

鈥淗S2 stations at Euston, Old Oak Common and in Birmingham will be central to HS2 and the work needed to develop designs is also well underway. Last week, both the invitations to tender for the station design services contracts for all four phase one stations and the invitation to participate in dialogue for a Euston Master Development Partner were released to shortlisted bidders.

鈥淭hese are significant milestones. They show how progress is continuing at pace in order to deliver stations that will be embraced by the local communities, drive economic growth and provide seamless journeys for passengers,鈥� he added.

Speaking about his firm鈥檚 work on the line, Leo Quinn, Balfour Beatty鈥檚 chief executive, said: 鈥淭his is a generational engineering project. HS2 will provide vital infrastructure not only to rebalance the economy, but also to fuel growth in skills, jobs and prosperity across the UK for the future.鈥�