TBM Sushila and Caroline completes the first mile of twin-bored tunnel, installing over 16,000 concrete segment rings in London.
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HS2 delivers giant 5600-tonne bridge ahead of schedule
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HS2’s civil contractor, Balfour Beatty VINCI has delivered a giant 5600-tonne bridge into place in Warwickshire 27 hours ahead of schedule.
HS2 Chief Executive Officer Mark Thurston to step down
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After six and a half years leading HS2 Ltd, CEO Mark Thurston has announced he will be leaving the organisation in September 2023.
HS2’s Old Oak Common Station reaches a two year construction milestone
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HS2’s new super-hub landmark, Old Oak Common Station in West London has reached a two year permanent construction milestone.
First steel beams delivered for HS2’s low carbon Wendover Viaduct
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The 25m steel beams forming the low-carbon structure of HS2’s Wendover Dean Viaduct have been delivered before the start of construction.
Western portal of HS2’s Copthall Green Tunnel completed
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HS2 contractor Skanska Costain STRABAG JV has completed the western portal of the 800m Copthall Green Tunnel in Hillingdon, West London.
Tunnel Boring Machine ‘Mary Ann’ ready to dig HS2’s Bromford Tunnel in West Midlands
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HS2 contractor Balfour Beatty VINCI will begin tunnelling journey with TBM ‘Mary Ann’ between North Warwickshire and Birmingham.
G’day! Why Australia is the ultimate working holiday destination for young British Engineers
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Young British Engineers dreaming of a working holiday in Australia will soon have an extra five years to get there following 417 visa changes.
Skanska named as international leader in sustainability by Financial Times
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Financial Times and Statista names Skanska as the international leader in sustainability for the second consecutive year.
HS2 reveals first giant lake piers for Colne Valley Viaduct
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HS2 reveals the first giant lake piers that will carry UK’s longest railway bridge, Colne Valley Viaduct across a series of waterways.
HS2 welcomes planning approval for the 150m Curzon no.2 Viaduct
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HS2 receives Schedule 17 planning approval for a 150m Curzon no.2 Viaduct carrying trains into Birmingham’s Curzon Street Station.
HS2 reveals Thame Valley Viaduct will be manufactured off-site
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HS2: PACADAR UK will manufacture every major element of the Thame Valley Viaduct at its factory on the Isle of Grain.
