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HS2’s Burton Green tunnel structurally complete
15 Jul 2026- B-roll - New drone footage shows it’s now possible to walk through the entire structure
- Images reveal the latest construction progress
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HS2 welcomes new welding apprentices
09 Jul 2026More than 5,700 formerly unemployed people have found work on HS2, latest figures show, as the project welcomes its latest intake.
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HS2’s reveals first completed ‘green’ tunnel
07 Jul 2026- 'Green' cut & cover tunnel completed using over 1m cubic metres of material bored to create HS2's Northolt tunnel
- New YouTube video illustrates HS2 construction progress
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HS2 engineers assemble 1.5-mile pre-cast tunnel
03 Jul 2026- View and embed new drone footage and timelapse showing the last of more than 5,000 concrete segments being lifted into position for the Chipping Warden cut-and-cover ‘green tunnel’.
- Productivity improvements helped to double the rate of installation over the last two years.
- The completion of the tunnel structure will allow HS2’s engineers to focus on the earthworks that will blend the tunnel into the surrounding countryside. Download the latest images.
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New HS2 recruitment hub to support job seekers
30 Jun 2026A new one-stop-shop has been opened for job seekers looking for opportunities on major infrastructure schemes as part of the HS2 programme.
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HS2 lifts first huge beams for Birmingham’s Curzon Street station
24 Jun 2026- Download new images showing the installation of the first prestressed precast concrete beams that will support Curzon Street’s seven platforms.
- Download footage showing the start of work on the 13,370m2 square metre deck – the size of two football pitches – that will support the eastern end of the new city-centre station.