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HS2 completes A41 bridge near Aylesbury
24 Sep 2024- Download new images of the A41 overbridge between Aylesbury and Waddesdon in Buckinghamshire
- Complex two year-long project included the construction of the new bridge, two roundabouts and 2.6km of road realignment
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From clay to gourmet! HS2 plates up with youth pottery project
23 Sep 2024- HS2 is working with local artists on creative ways to reuse materials from construction
- The Absolute Beginners, a local arts organisation has created a dinner service of 100 plates and 100 bowls from excavated London clay at HS2’s Old Oak Common station site
- The project is part of HS2’s commitment to working with local communities and sustainability
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UK’s largest ever archaeology programme for HS2 moves into the next phase
20 Sep 2024- Contract awarded for Post-excavation Services, the next phase of research and analysis into the discoveries made on the HS2 project
- Researchers will analyse and archive thousands of artefacts excavated from more than 60 sites between London and the West Midlands
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HS2 reveals enhanced designs for Birmingham Curzon Street Station
17 Sep 2024- Design enhancements for Birmingham’s new flagship high speed railway station are a key step in the design process
- Improved features include additional cycle parking, better accessibility, rain gardens with seating, and a more passenger-friendly internal layout
- View and download the latest CGI images
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Six firms chosen for HS2 Innovation Accelerator as search begins for next cohort
12 Sep 2024- Firms chosen to receive support as part of the sixth HS2 Innovation Accelerator programme
- Digital technologies to streamline design, construction handover and site decommissioning phases to be developed
- Separately, applications open for high speed rail project’s seventh Accelerator programme
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HS2 urges women to sign up to fast-track construction work scheme
12 Sep 2024- Free women-only construction course, including 10-day paid work trial
- Six-week fast-track programme being held at South and City College Birmingham, starting on 30 September
- Places open for women in Greater Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country