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• 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 

• HS2 is hosting over 20 events on some of its busiest construction sites as part of Build UK’s ‘Open Doors 2023’ programme.
• The site visits give young people and career changers an opportunity to see behind the hoardings and consider a career in construction.
• The visits will be held during one week in March. Bookings are now open: https://opendoors.construction/#search

Talented graduates have just two weeks left to apply for one of 40 places on HS2 Ltd’s coveted two-year graduate training programme, which begins in September 2023.

HS2 Ltd, the company delivering Britain’s new zero carbon high speed railway linking the North, the Midlands and the South, has today (21st December 2022) launched its search for 40 talented graduates to join its 2023 programme.

• Iconic curved truss bridge with vibrant light installation will bring HS2 trains into central Birmingham
• The 150-metre-long superstructure – dubbed “The Bellingham Bridge” by the team after the sparkling performances at the FIFA World Cup by local boy Jude Bellingham – is designed to celebrate the area’s industrial heritage and make a striking addition to the city’s skyline
• CGIs of the bridge and dynamic-coloured artwork: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/birmingham-viaducts/curzon-viaduct-no-2 

HS2 Ltd has been granted Schedule 17 consent by Birmingham City Council for two viaducts which will take the new high speed railway into Curzon Street Station in the city centre.