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Double milestone for HS2’s Brackley viaducts
11 Oct 2024- Download new photos showing the completed Westbury viaduct deck slide – and abutments for the nearby Turweston viaduct
- The twin structures near the town of Brackley use an innovative ‘double composite’ structure which allows a more efficient use of concrete and steel than a traditional approach, helping to cut carbon in construction.
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New footage: HS2’s Interchange Station takes step forward with bridge progress
09 Oct 2024- New photos and footage captured show engineering milestone completed at HS2’s Interchange Station
- 15 bridge beams weighing a total of 565 tonnes lifted into place in week-long operation
- Download drone and timelapse footage and view YouTube video
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HS2 Ltd boosted by new early careers intake
27 Sep 2024- HS2 Ltd has welcomed its latest future talent cohort of 26 graduates and 18 apprentices.
- The new intake forms part of 2,000 apprenticeships set to be created by HS2 Ltd and its supply chain throughout the project’s lifecycle.
- In total, 33 graduates and 66 apprentices have gone on to secure permanent jobs with HS2 Ltd since the programme began in 2017.
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HS2 completes A41 bridge near Aylesbury
24 Sep 2024- Download new images of the A41 overbridge between Aylesbury and Waddesdon in Buckinghamshire
- Complex two year-long project included the construction of the new bridge, two roundabouts and 2.6km of road realignment
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From clay to gourmet! HS2 plates up with youth pottery project
23 Sep 2024- HS2 is working with local artists on creative ways to reuse materials from construction
- The Absolute Beginners, a local arts organisation has created a dinner service of 100 plates and 100 bowls from excavated London clay at HS2’s Old Oak Common station site
- The project is part of HS2’s commitment to working with local communities and sustainability
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UK’s largest ever archaeology programme for HS2 moves into the next phase
20 Sep 2024- Contract awarded for Post-excavation Services, the next phase of research and analysis into the discoveries made on the HS2 project
- Researchers will analyse and archive thousands of artefacts excavated from more than 60 sites between London and the West Midlands