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Pre-2017 HS2 press releases are available on GOV.UK/HS2
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HS2 celebrates UK’s heaviest bridge drive near Lichfield
19 Jul 2023- Giant 6,200 tonne single span bridge structure driven into place under the West Coast Main Line
- Huge engineering feat is the next big milestone for HS2 in the West Midlands
- View and embed time-lapse footage of the 840 wheel transporter carrying out the 2 hour operation: https://youtu.be/ZCVEGw2tsjs
- View and download photos here.
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HS2’s giant viaduct segment factory starts production in the Midlands
30 Jun 2023- Production of nearly 3,000 viaduct segments has begun at HS2’s purpose-built open-air factory in Kingsbury, Warwickshire
- The segments will be used to build a network of 9 viaducts in the West Midlands
- Around 1,000 people are employed on the 55,000 square metre site
- Video explaining more about the operation here https://youtu.be/TemNzujmDRs and photos here
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HS2 unveils huge tunnel boring machine ready to dig HS2’s Bromford Tunnel in the West Midlands
14 Jun 2023- The 125 metres long, 1,600 tonne tunnel boring machine will build HS2’s Bromford Tunnel in the West Midlands
- The name of the TBM was revealed as ‘Mary Ann’ – the real name of famous author George Eliot, born in Nuneaton, North Warwickshire
- The 3.5 mile tunnel will take high speed trains between Water Orton and Washwood Heath on their approach to Curzon Street Station in Birmingham
- Link to photos: HS2 News and Information - Media gallery
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HS2 welcomes planning approval for the bridge set to light up the Birmingham skyline
24 May 2023- HS2 has been granted Schedule 17 consent by Birmingham City Council for a 150-metre-long superstructure which will carry high speed trains into the city’s new Curzon Street Station.
- The iconic curved truss bridge will include a vibrant public light artwork as a striking addition to the city’s skyline.
- CGI images here: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/birmingham-viaducts/curzon-viaduct-no-2
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HS2 tunnelling team celebrate milestone TBM breakthrough in Warwickshire
30 Mar 2023- 2,000 tonne tunnel boring machine ‘Dorothy’ completes second bore of Long Itchington Wood Tunnel in Warwickshire
- Milestone breakthrough marks full completion of first twin bore tunnel on HS2
- The Balfour Beatty VINCI tunnelling team celebrate the momentous event at the tunnel’s south portal
- Photos here: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/midlands-tunnels-and-cuttings/long-itchington-wood-tunnel-2/dorothy-second-breakthrough-march-2023
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HS2’s first Birmingham viaduct pier completed as work ramps up on city centre site
23 Jan 2023- First iconic pier revealed for HS2’s 300 metres long Curzon viaduct, which will bring high speed trains into Birmingham city centre
- Embedded carbon in the piers reduced by 60% through eco-friendly by-product from the steel industry
- New images reveal the big construction milestone for HS2 in the Midlands: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/birmingham-viaducts/curzon-viaduct-no-3
- Watch a video here: https://youtu.be/GVyQmQIIC8E