HS2 is encouraging women based in the West Midlands to get on board with a bespoke training programme which is designed to kick start a career in the construction sector. Hosted by Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), HS2’s construction partner for the West Midlands, the new...

The latest data from HS2 Ltd shows that 246 people who were previously unemployed joined the project between April and June 2024. To date, the total number of formerly unemployed now working on HS2 has reached 4,504. In all, more than 31,000 jobs are now supported by...

HS2 engineers have completed the final operation to move two railway viaducts into place over the M42/M6 link roads in North Warwickshire, making them the first viaduct structures to be built at Delta Junction. The ‘push’ to move the 158-metre-long ‘West Link Viaduct’...

The construction of HS2’s gateway to Birmingham takes a leap forward as the huge 125-metre-long tunnel boring machine (TBM) digging the first bore of the Bromford Tunnel reaches the halfway point. The 1,600 tonne TBM, named ‘Mary Ann’ - the real name of...

Twelve hard-working students from the West Midlands have been given a unique chance to work on HS2, following exam success this T-Level results day (15 August). The students, who have successfully achieved T Levels in Construction – Design, Surveying and Planning, all...

HS2 has unveiled the latest bridge to be completed on the project and which will carry the high-speed line under the A452 Kenilworth Road, located near Balsall Common, West Midlands. A team of 50 people based on-site celebrated the final installations on the...

In a major construction operation, HS2 has moved a 1,600 tonne steel and concrete bridge into place in Saltley, Birmingham in just five hours. The new Aston Church Road bridge, which is 84 metres long and 21 metres wide, was moved over the existing Birmingham to Derby...

  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...

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...

  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...