HS2’s contractor, Balfour Beatty VINCI has completed the first of 32 giant piers for the 1400m long Water Orton Viaduct in Warwickshire,
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HS2 completes key Colne Valley Viaduct span over a three-week road closure
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HS2 Engineers complete a key 40m Colne Valley Viaduct span over Moorhall Road between Denham and Harefield during a three-week road closure.
HS2 ‘marathon’ bridge construction completed near Lichfield
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HS2 has completed a ‘marathon’ construction operation at Streethay near Lichfield, which utilised the latest low-carbon design.
HS2 partners with ‘Women into Construction’ to begin new training programme
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HS2 partners with ‘Women into Construction’ to launch a new four-week training programme, helping women launch a career in construction.
HS2’s TBM ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ make significant progress through the Chiltern tunnel
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HS2 tunnelling machines ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ passes the fourth ventilation shaft, reaching 75% of the way through the Chiltern tunnel.
HS2’s ‘super-hub’ station at Old Oak Common awarded with ‘Outstanding’ environmental designs
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HS2’s super-hub station at Old Oak Common has won the ‘Outstanding’ rating for excellence in building design, construction and sustainability.
HS2’s TBM Sushila and Caroline complete first mile of the twin-bored tunnel in London
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TBM Sushila and Caroline completes the first mile of twin-bored tunnel, installing over 16,000 concrete segment rings in London.
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.
Leveraging the United Kingdom’s high speed rail expertise
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The Hon Catherine King MP travelled to the UK to hear from British partners on lessons learnt from developing and delivering high-speed rail.
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.
