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Railway Industry Association chief executive Darren Caplan said that there are, however, 'reasons to be hopeful' when it comes to rail infrastructure investment. My members have reported decreasing workloads this autumn, and a slower rise in future enquiries than would be hoped for.' Meanwhile, HS2 construction featured on the list includes work on the ВЈ2.2bn Euston station terminus, scheduled to start in May 2021, the ВЈ1.4bn Northolt Tunnels (September 2021) and ВЈ965M Chiltern & Colne Valley work, underway this month with TBMs set to launch in the spring.Дespite this apparent pipeline of work, the Federation of Master Builders (FMB)'s latest State of Trade report for Q3 2020 showed that enquiries for future work have not been rising as much as initially anticipated.ДЄccording to the FMB, builders have said that their clientsвЂ™ 'anxieties about the future' are 'holding them back from embarking on new building projects at this time'.Д¬hief executive Brian Berry added: 'After a year of unprecedent shocks but encouraging signs of a bounce back in the summer, it is sobering to learn from SME builders across the country that the strength of the recovery has weakened. The foundations contract was awarded for the first two phases of Dogger Bank windfarm in November last year, while last week the government said it would not intervene with plans for the ВЈ165M Woodhouse Colliery in Cumbria despite environmental opposition. The application was approved in October 2019 and in June last year a High Court judge dismissed an environmental campaign groupвЂ™s opposition to the plans. The top 100 list identifies 16 energy projects due to start in 2021, while three HS2 schemes feature in the top five by total project value.Д®nergy schemes include work at Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire (September 2021), Dogger Bank A offshore windfarm (June 2021) and the Woodhouse Colliery in Cumbria (February 2021), along with a number of energy parks and centres.Дrax Power applied in May 2018 for a development consent order to construct and operate two new gas-fired units at the plant, which would have an overall capacity of up to 3,800MW. Energy schemes and High Speed 2 (HS2) work dominate a list of the top 100 construction projects to start in 2021 compiled by analyst Glenigan.ДЄccording to Glenigan, construction project starts are forecast to increase by 17% this year.

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