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More than 5,700 formerly unemployed people have found work on HS2, latest figures show, as the project welcomes its latest intake.

• 'Green' cut & cover tunnel completed using over 1m cubic metres of material bored to create HS2's Northolt tunnel
• New YouTube video illustrates HS2 construction progress

• View and embed new drone footage and timelapse showing the last of more than 5,000 concrete segments being lifted into position for the Chipping Warden cut-and-cover ‘green tunnel’. 
• Productivity improvements helped to double the rate of installation over the last two years. 

• The completion of the tunnel structure will allow HS2’s engineers to focus on the earthworks that will blend the tunnel into the surrounding countryside. Download the latest images. 

A new one-stop-shop has been opened for job seekers looking for opportunities on major infrastructure schemes as part of the HS2 programme.

• Download new images showing the installation of the first prestressed precast concrete beams that will support Curzon Street’s seven platforms.
• Download footage showing the start of work on the 13,370m2 square metre deck – the size of two football pitches – that will support the eastern end of the new city-centre station.

• B-roll footage and images show the twin box being built over the M42
• Complex installation will require four weekend carriageway closures
• The first closure affects the M42 J5A to 7 northbound, ​and J6 to 7 southbound. The closure is from 9pm on Friday, 26^th June to 5am on Monday, 29^th June 2026
• Drivers are encouraged to plan ahead and follow approved diversion routes