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HS2 has released timelapse and drone footage showing contractors moving a 1,100 tonne composite viaduct into place over two M42/M6 link roads in North Warwickshire.

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• The 1,600 tonne tunnel boring machine has started digging the second bore of HS2’s Bromford Tunnel into Birmingham
• 10 apprentices have secured exciting jobs working on the 24/7 tunnelling operation
• Local school pupils have named the TBM ‘Elizabeth’ after Dame Elizabeth Cadbury
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• New data shows surge in regeneration and investment near HS2 stations and depot sites in the region
• 41,000 homes, 30,835 new jobs and 704,000 square metres of commercial floorspace will be generated in areas close to these three HS2 hubs
• Huge increases in planning applications and developments far outstrip investment activity outside HS2 impact zones – the 1.5 mile radius around the two stations and depot
• Read the report here: https://bit.ly/3UK2Ufs

• An 84 metre, 300 tonne steel viaduct section has been moved into place at HS2’s Delta Junction in 11.5 hours
• This is the first section of two 158 metre viaducts which will take high speed trains over the M42/M6 link roads in North Warwickshire
• Photos here: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/delta-junction/m42m6-link-viaducts 

• Timelapse footage and photos show demolition experts from Solihull-based firm Armac removing a 4,000 tonne bridge over the M42
• The 20-strong team carried out the 24/7 operation in 52 hours, ahead of schedule
• One 100 tonne excavator and seven 50 tonne excavators were used to demolish the 400 metre long bridge over the motorway

• HS2 starts 2024 with a major milestone as five year station construction programme begins in central Birmingham
• Birmingham Curzon Street station will be the first brand new intercity terminus station built in Britain since the 19th Century
• Hundreds of jobs will be created during the build, including apprenticeships and opportunities for unemployed people
• Official start of construction photos from an event on site on Wednesday 24 January - https://visual-library.hs2.org.uk/s/wvxws3hc5sxstxqb7xfpcbv  
• CGI images of the station; Animated flythrough of the station; Aerial footage of the site