by David Lavender | 21st August 2025 | News Article
A specialist HS2 engineering team has moved a 112m long, 1,631 tonne steel structure over a section of Lawley Middleway – part of Birmingham’s ring road, four days ahead of schedule. The operation was successfully delivered by HS2’s main works contractor in the...
by David Lavender | 18th August 2025 | News Article
HS2 has completed a major river enhancement in Warwickshire, which at 749 metres is the most significant realignment of a natural river on the project. The re-naturalisation of the River Cole near Coleshill in Warwickshire will improve the existing river environment...
by David Lavender | 8th August 2025 | News Article
A specialist HS2 engineering team is preparing to move a 112m long, 1,631 tonne steel structure over a section of Lawley Middleway – part of Birmingham’s ring road this August. The operation will be delivered by HS2’s main works contractor in the Midlands, Balfour...
by David Lavender | 5th August 2025 | News Article
HS2 is continuing to invest in local talent by welcoming university students onto a paid placement programme during the summer holidays. Now in its fourth year, the eight-week ‘earn and learn’ programme forms part of a wider drive to retain local talent by giving...
by David Lavender | 9th June 2025 | News Article
Engineers working for the HS2 project have slid the first part of a major 320-metre-long viaduct into position that will carry high speed trains across the M6 near Birmingham Airport. The first stage of the project – delivered this weekend – saw the ‘East Deck’ of the...
by David Lavender | 4th June 2025 | News Article
After completing the 3.5-mile mission to excavate the first section of the Bromford Tunnel, linking North Warwickshire and Birmingham, HS2’s giant tunnel boring machine (TBM) Mary Ann is being stripped down ready to take on her next tunnelling adventure. The first...
