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HS2 asks local community to vote on Balsall Common Viaduct design details
11 Jan 2024
- Options for the appearance of Balsall Common Viaduct in the West Midlands go on display at community events on 18 and 25 January
- Local people will vote on colour, finish, and pattern designs as well as landscape plans
- CGIs of the options here
HS2 - new images showing construction progress of Britain's longest rail bridge
29 Dec 2023
- Building work continues after Colne Valley viaduct passes halfway point in Autumn 2023
HS2 on track for pivotal 12 months as high-speed railway takes shape
27 Dec 2023
- Giant step forward for new high-speed line with £5bn of contracts to build HS2's crucial rail infrastructure
- Major milestones coming up next year including start of work on Birmingham's new Curzon Street station
- More than 30,000 people now employed on the programme as it hits 'peak construction'
First viaduct starts to take shape at HS2’s ‘linchpin’ Delta Junction
20 Dec 2023
- Milestone in North Warwickshire as HS2 completes first 39 metre span of the 472 metre River Tame West Viaduct
- 16 concrete segments were slid into place over 22 days using a 42 metre truss structure
- View video, photos and map
Tunnel progress as HS2’s ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’ reach Chesham Road
19 Dec 2023
- Breakthrough on HS2’s longest tunnel expected early next year as giant tunnelling machines 90% of the way through the 10-mile-long Chiltern tunnel.
- Download the latest photos of the tunnel and construction progress at the Chesham Road shaft.
HS2 tunnel segments on the move from Hartlepool to London
18 Dec 2023
- The first freight services have departed Hartlepool bound for HS2’s London Logistics Hub
- HS2’s tunnel segment manufacturer, STRABAG, have brought adjacent disused rail head back into use after over 15 years