News

• Over 30 Kent companies already benefiting from HS2 contracts 

• Over 1,000 archaeologists set to explore 10,000 years of British history across more than 60 separate sites
• Neolithic tools, medieval pottery and Victorian time capsules already discovered
• Four-part BBC documentary on the history of Britain exposed by HS2 to be aired 2019/20 presented by Professor Alice Roberts

• New images reveal scale of Euston HS2 tunnel portal site
• Land to be site of southern portals of longest London tunnels built since Crossrail

• Over 7,000 roles already supported by the project, and over 2,000 business have already won work with HS2
• Over 100 apprentices already working on the project, with 2,000 expected over its lifetime
• 30,000 jobs supported by HS2 at peak construction

• Richard Robinson joins HS2 Ltd as Chief Operating Officer from AECOM
• Michael Bradley CB joins as Chief Financial Officer from Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S)

A report published today by outgoing HS2 Chairman, Sir David Higgins, shows that the benefits of HS2 are already being realised across the UK.