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HS2 celebrates completion of tallest bridge ahead of complex launch operation
HS2 engineers have finished building Curzon 2 - the tallest bridge on the new high-speed network – and final checks are underway ahead of its launch over the Cross City railway line, just outside Birmingham city centre. The engineering feat marks another huge...
High-tech HS2 train depot and control centre deal provides jobs boost for Birmingham
HS2 Ltd today confirmed that Taylor Woodrow Infrastructure Ltd and Aureos Rail Ltd (TWA JV) will build the high-speed railway’s control centre and rolling stock depot in a deal set to transform a brown field site in Birmingham into a major new business and logistics...
HS2 to start work on new improved Saltley Viaduct
HS2 engineers are ready to start a major construction programme in Saltley, two miles northeast of Birmingham city centre, to facilitate the arrival of new high-speed rail services. Saltley Viaduct, which spans a 183-metre section of the B4114, will close to vehicles...
Route 41: HS2 starts work on new Fosse Way cycle bridge
HS2 engineers have begun installing a dedicated cycle bridge that will connect the Offchurch Greenway in Warwickshire to Route 41 of the national cycle network. The new bridge will complement HS2’s earlier programme of work, completed in October 2025, which saw the...
HS2 engineers prepare to launch second viaduct over the M6
Engineers working on the West Midlands section of the HS2 network are getting ready to launch the second viaduct over the M6 near Chelmsley Wood. The west deck of the M6 South viaduct, which will carry high speed trains towards Birmingham, is being assembled in four...
Last segment rolls off the production line at HS2’s ‘viaduct factory’
The last of more than 2,700 enormous deck segments for HS2’s Delta junction – a complex triangular network of viaducts outside Birmingham – has been manufactured at a purpose-built factory. The deck segments – each weighing up to 85 tonnes – were made at a temporary...
HS2 engineers launch 1,620 tonne bridge over the Grand Union Canal
A 1.5-mile section of the Grand Union Canal, owned by the charity Canal & River Trust, has reopened to the public – seven days ahead of schedule - after HS2 engineers successfully launched a 130-metre-long steel bridge into position over the canal. The launch...
HS2 completes deck assembly for Coleshill viaducts
Engineers working on HS2’s complex triangular intersection outside Birmingham have successfully completed the construction of four parallel viaduct decks – an essential part of the huge project. The viaducts being built near Coleshill in Warwickshire stretch for more...
National Apprenticeship Week: HS2 announces new apprenticeships and graduate jobs
HS2 is searching for more talented young people to help support the delivery of Britain's high-speed railway, with more than 30 apprenticeship vacancies going live today. Earlier this year, HS2 Ltd announced that the project had exceeded its goal of creating 2,000...
HS2 hits job creation and skills targets as Birmingham teenager crowned the 2,000th apprentice
HS2 has exceeded its target of creating 2,000 apprenticeships on Britain’s high-speed rail project – helping workers build new careers and delivering a multi-million-pound boost to the economy. Latest data shows that an additional 99 people started an apprenticeship...
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