News

• New images reveal scale of Euston HS2 tunnel portal site
• Land to be site of southern portals of longest London tunnels built since Crossrail

• Over 7,000 roles already supported by the project, and over 2,000 business have already won work with HS2
• Over 100 apprentices already working on the project, with 2,000 expected over its lifetime
• 30,000 jobs supported by HS2 at peak construction

A report published today by outgoing HS2 Chairman, Sir David Higgins, shows that the benefits of HS2 are already being realised across the UK.

HS2 has published plans to deliver a ‘green corridor’ of new wildlife habitats, native woodlands and community spaces to help integrate the new line into its surrounding landscape and environment.

HS2 will become the first high speed railway in Europe equipped with overhead lines powering trains to operate at 360km/h.

Nusrat Ghani met HS2 apprentices at Birmingham's National College for High Speed Rail