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Today [Thursday 24 November] HS2 Ltd’s CEO Mark Thurston hosted Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt and Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street at HS2’s Interchange Station construction site in Solihull.

• The 2,000 tonne tunnel boring machine ‘Dorothy’ sets off for second tunnel drive under Long Itchington Wood in Warwickshire
• The first one-mile tunnel bore was completed in July this year – the first breakthrough on the HS2 project
• This is the sixth tunnel launch on the project, but the first time a TBM has been reused
• Photos here: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/midlands-tunnels-and-cuttings/long-itchington-wood-tunnel-2/dorothy-tbm-relaunch-for-second-tunnel-drive 
• Time lapse of TBM reassembly: HS2 Time-lapse: TBM Dorothy reassembled for re-launch at Long Itchington Wood Tunnel North Portal, Sep - Nov 2022 (vimeo.com)

HS2’s Community & Environment Fund has provided a £75,000 grant to restore the Darnford Moors section of the canal, transforming the area into a wildlife haven.

• AFC Energy H-Power Tower being used to provide mobile emission free charging for electric equipment

• Astonishing 1.7 mile conveyor network will remove over one million lorry movements for HS2’s construction in the Capital
• New video shows the impressive conveyor system in operation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2z0vAtvqjmc

• Local community encouraged to come along to feedback events, which begin on Wednesday 30 November
• HS2 Ltd release new images that show more elements of the iconic station design