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HS2 reaches halfway point on key ‘green tunnel’
13 Nov 2024- Construction of the 700-metre-long HS2 Burton Green ‘green tunnel’ is now 50% complete, with 150 people supporting the build process
- The last year has seen completion of the southern portal entrance and complex underground structural elements, including retaining walls and over 1,300 piles using 33,000 cubic metres of concrete in total
- Download new footage and images
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Over half of the concrete needed for HS2’s West Midlands structures has been poured
07 Nov 2024- One million cubic metres of concrete have been used so far to build HS2 structures across the region
- With 1.9 million cubic metres due to be used in total, the milestone signals that over 50% of the required concrete has been used on the 90km stretch
- The concrete is made from low carbon content as part of HS2’s strategy to reduce carbon in construction
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HS2 opens second key Aylesbury road bridge
04 Nov 2024- A418 reopens after week-long closure to complete its realignment over a new bridge across the HS2 route near Aylesbury
- Download new images of the bridge, which opened two months after a similar structure over the nearby A41
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Foundation work starts on bridge to take A38 highway over HS2 line
24 Oct 2024- HS2 begins foundation work for new bridge designed to carry HS2 trains under a section of the A38 near Lichfield
- The Rykneld Street bridge is the last of three structures being built within a 455-metre-long cutting, with a collaborative approach adopted to keep traffic flowing through the complex engineering operation
- Download images and footage: HS2 News and Information - Media gallery and Rykneld Street Bridge_piling works_media broll on Vimeo
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Work begins on HS2’s half-kilometre long Edgcote viaduct
22 Oct 2024- Northants viaduct becomes second HS2 viaduct to have every major element manufactured off-site, cutting its carbon footprint and simplifying construction.
- View and embed a new video explaining the design and start of construction at the site near Chipping Warden or download new photos.
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HS2 enlists public in design of new generation of high-speed trains
21 Oct 2024- Twenty user groups have participated in testing as part of programme to design HS2’s new high-speed trains
- Feedback on seating, boarding and layout of carriage interiors put to the test