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HS2’s Chief Executive calls on investors and developers to get behind the project
20 May 2025HS2 Ltd Chief Executive Mark Wild today issued a rallying cry to the property sector to capitalise on the huge investment opportunities being generated by the project.
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HS2 prepares for first M6 viaduct slide
20 May 2025- Download new images showing the first section of HS2's M6 South viaduct’s East deck under construction alongside the motorway near Birmingham Airport
- Multi-stage sliding technique means that road closures for the East deck launch will be limited to one weekend for the slip road, and two for the motorway and slip road combined.
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HS2 celebrates first Birmingham tunnel breakthrough
09 May 2025- Major construction milestone as HS2 completes the first section of the 3.5-mile Bromford Tunnel linking Warwickshire and Birmingham
- Tunnel boring machine, Mary Ann, travelled under the region’s motorway network, watercourses and key National Grid infrastructure without disruption
- Specialist tunnelling teams spent 652 days and nights working underground to complete the mission
- Photographs capture the breakthrough moment https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/midlands-tunnels-and-cuttings/bromford-tunnel/mary-ann-breakthrough-may-2025
- Striking new images show the team at work underground https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/midlands-tunnels-and-cuttings/bromford-tunnel/bromford-tunnelling-heroes
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Our tunnelling heroes: the men and women working night and day to complete HS2’s latest underground mission
06 May 2025- HS2 is days away from completing the first section of the Bromford Tunnel linking North Warwickshire and the West Midlands
- Tunnel boring machine, Mary Ann, has navigated under motorways, watercourses and the region’s major power supply network without disruption
- A new generation of tunnellers is born, as apprentices, graduates and formerly unemployed local residents learn from the very best in the industry
- Striking new images show the team deep beneath the ground as they carry out their complex mission
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Ealing residents benefit from HS2’s long-term investment
01 May 2025Two standout HS2 apprentices from Ealing have proven that hard work really does pay off, as they will now reap the benefits of a free university education and a four-year extension to their employment contracts.
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A46 Kenilworth Bypass reopens early after HS2 completes UK’s heaviest bridge slide
30 Apr 2025- The A46 Kenilworth Bypass reopened to traffic at midnight last night – 30 hours ahead of schedule. Download new images showing the road open to traffic this morning.
- The 18-day closure was to allow HS2 engineers to slide a massive 14,500-tonne box structure into place which will carry high speed trains under the road. View and embed timelapse footage of the slide.
- In order to avoid two years of lane closures and speed restrictions, the huge concrete box was built in advance on land next to the road and slid into position during a continuous closure provided by National Highways.