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HS2 completes foundation work for UK’s longest railway bridge
30 Jan 2023- The 2.1 mile (3.4km) Colne Valley Viaduct will be 100m longer than Dundee’s Tay Bridge, which currently holds the title.
- Download the latest images showing the design and construction of the Colne Valley Viaduct.
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HS2 launches fast-track employment scheme for unemployed Bucks and Northants residents
25 Jan 2023HS2’s construction partner, Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall (EKFB), is launching an employment scheme to help local people who are out of work develop new skills and progress into paid employment.
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HS2’s first Birmingham viaduct pier completed as work ramps up on city centre site
23 Jan 2023- First iconic pier revealed for HS2’s 300 metres long Curzon viaduct, which will bring high speed trains into Birmingham city centre
- Embedded carbon in the piers reduced by 60% through eco-friendly by-product from the steel industry
- New images reveal the big construction milestone for HS2 in the Midlands: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/birmingham-viaducts/curzon-viaduct-no-3
- Watch a video here: https://youtu.be/GVyQmQIIC8E
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HS2 archaeologists uncover scars of early Civil War battle in Warwickshire
21 Jan 2023- Around 200 pistol and musket ball marks discovered on the medieval gatehouse of Coleshill Manor in what could have been the first skirmish of the Civil War
- New findings uncovered by HS2 archaeologists are not recorded in any historical records
- Fascinating discovery features on Digging for Britain, with Professor Alice Roberts, on BBC Two and iPlayer
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Another milestone smashed! HS2 creates over 1,000 apprenticeships
18 Jan 2023- HS2 Ltd celebrates 1,126 apprenticeship starts as it continues to invest in the country’s future talent.
- HS2’s 1,000th apprentice - 30-year-old Jessica from North London, says she’s following her dream.
- HS2 Minister says “HS2’s benefits clearly go far beyond improving connectivity and this is another great example of how it is changing lives across the country."
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HS2: First steps on UK’s longest railway bridge
16 Jan 2023HS2 minister Huw Merriman today became the first person to officially walk on top of the UK’s longest railway bridge, which is under construction at an HS2 site just outside London.