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It’s in the can! – HS2 tunnelling machine finishes its 5-mile journey
20 Dec 2024- TBM Sushila has reached Green Park Way, breaking through underground into a reception can in a complex engineering operation
- The Northolt Tunnel will take HS2 trains from West Ruislip, on the outskirts of the capital, through to HS2’s Old Oak Common station in West London.
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Kenilworth’s new swimming pools to receive a welcome enhancement thanks to HS2 grant
18 Dec 2024- Funding of £75,000 has been awarded to Warwick District Council from HS2’s Community & Environment Fund
- The grant will go towards developing a new outdoor space as part of a multi-million-pound redevelopment of Abbey Fields Swimming Pool
- To date, just over £3.5 million from HS2’s combined community and business funds has been awarded to schemes near to HS2’s route in the West Midlands
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HS2 motorway works completed to prepare for new M42 ‘twin box’ build
16 Dec 2024- HS2 engineers worked around the clock to complete essential preparation work on a section of the M42, finishing the work five hours earlier than planned
- Building work will now begin on the 300m bridge structure that will carry the high-speed railway over the motorway
- The construction method will use pre-fabricated hollow building blocks to create a ‘twin box’ structure, cutting construction time and reducing disruption to road users
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Data-enabled ‘DIGGER’ helps HS2 contractor win top sustainability award
09 Dec 2024- HS2’s main works civils contractor, EKFB, has been awarded ‘Platinum’ status by the Supply Chain Sustainability School
- The industry-led School assesses practices on site to lower emissions and reduce embedded carbon in construction
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HS2’s River Cole Viaducts take shape in the Delta Junction
05 Dec 2024- Eight huge steel segments moved into place to create two 159 metre viaduct spans over the River Cole in North Warwickshire
- Spectacular drone and timelapse footage shows the complex lifting operations
- Download map and video of the Delta Junction layout
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HS2 reveals giant tunnelling machines ready for 4.5-mile drive to Euston
02 Dec 2024- Green light for HS2 tunnel between Old Oak Common and London Euston given in the Budget
- Unveiling of two giant tunnelling machines on the day that Mark Wild takes up new role of HS2 Ltd CEO
- Images of the tunnelling machines – named Karen and Madeleine after prominent figures in rail and engineering – now available