by David Lavender | 17th July 2024 | News Article
University students are set to boost their career prospects this summer thanks to a paid placement scheme being delivered by Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), HS2’s construction partner for the West Midlands. Thirty two students from 12 universities – including the...
by David Lavender | 15th July 2024 | News Article
A 91-metre bridge designed to carry HS2 over the existing West Coast Main Line near Kenilworth is taking shape, following the successful installation of 83 giant concrete beams. Installed using a 500-tonne crawler crane, the horizontal beams collectively form the deck...
by David Lavender | 11th July 2024 | News Article
HS2 has completed the four huge piers of the Curzon 2 bridge, marking a significant construction milestone on the sequence of viaducts that will take high-speed trains in and out of Birmingham. The bridge, which has been nicknamed “Bellingham Bridge” in honour...