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HS2 welcomes planning approval for Aston Church Road Overbridge in Birmingham
01 Sep 2023- HS2 receives Schedule 17 planning approval for bridge over the high-speed rail line north-east of Birmingham city centre
- Designs incorporate a pedestrian walkway with cycling provision, LED lighting and new woodland planting around the bridge
- CGI images of the bridge have been released
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T-Level students jump straight into civil engineering careers on HS2
25 Aug 2023Three Walsall College students are striding straight into new careers on Europe’s biggest infrastructure project – HS2 - after securing the results they needed in their Construction - Design, Surveying and Planning T-Level.
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HS2 completes first giant pier for Water Orton Viaducts
24 Aug 2023- First 18 metre tall pier completed for the two 1,400 metre long Water Orton Viaducts in Warwickshire
- Innovative ‘match-casting’ construction method will be used to build the viaducts, which are part of HS2’s complex Delta Junction over existing roads and rivers
- Download photos of the completed pier.
- Watch and embed drone footage of the completed pier.
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HS2’s demand for UK recycled steel supports hundreds of jobs while cutting carbon in construction
23 Aug 2023Old car parts, radiators and shopping trolleys are being given a new lease of life in the construction of Britain’s new railway – HS2. The UK recycled steel initiative, which is helping HS2 to cut carbon in construction, is also supporting hundreds of jobs in South Wales, Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire.
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HS2 completes key Colne Valley Viaduct span during three-week road closure
21 Aug 2023- New video: Watch HS2 engineers complete viaduct span over Moorhall Road between Denham and Harefield.
- Download the latest photos of the viaduct design and construction.
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Help name London’s next two giant tunnel boring machines
21 Aug 2023- Tunnelling machines to be launched in early 2024 in major milestone for Britain's transformative new high-speed railway
- Voting closes at the end of August 2023