U.S., Dec. 3 -- Construction Global hears from George Floros on why BIM and GIS integration has been critical for the Skanska, Costain & STRABAG JV working on The UK's High Speed Rail 2 (HS2) project.

The United Kingdom Department for Transport has embarked on a world-leading infrastructure project. By the 2030s, London will connect to Birmingham, Leeds, and Manchester via a new rail line with 18 trains per hour traveling at speeds of up to 225 mph. The line, High Speed 2 (HS2), builds upon the more than 15-year success of HS1 which carries 20 million passengers per year through the Channel Tunnel to and from Europe.

HS2 promises to drive economic growth, redistribute opportunity to the north of England, and support towns and cities acr...