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HS2 begins M6 viaduct slide
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...
Lift off! Giant HS2 tunnelling machine to be given a new lease of life
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...
Record number of unemployed secure jobs on HS2
HS2 has delivered another boost to regional economies along the West Midlands – London growth corridor, as it confirms that over 5,000 unemployed people have progressed into jobs on Britian’s biggest construction project. The latest data from HS2 Ltd shows that an...
HS2 prepares for first M6 viaduct slide
The construction of two parallel viaducts that will carry HS2 trains over the M6 near Birmingham Airport has taken a major step forward, with the first section of structural steelwork now complete. To reduce disruption for motorists, the twin 320-metre-long M6 South...
HS2 celebrates first Birmingham tunnel breakthrough
HS2’s giant tunnelling machine Mary Ann broke through today [9th, May 2025], marking the end of her mission to excavate the first bore of what will soon become the longest railway tunnel in the West Midlands. The 125-metre-long machine began constructing the 3.5-mile...
Our tunnelling heroes: the men and women working night and day to complete HS2’s latest underground mission
It will be a groundbreaking moment when HS2’s 1,600 tonne tunnel boring machine (TBM), Mary Ann, successfully completes the 3.5-mile underground drive to link the North Warwickshire village of Water Orton to the northeast Birmingham suburb, Washwood Heath. The team is...
A46 Kenilworth Bypass reopens early after HS2 completes UK’s heaviest bridge slide
The busy A46 Kenilworth Bypass was reopened to traffic last night, 30-hours ahead of schedule after a major closure to allow HS2 engineers to slide a massive 14,500-tonne concrete box structure into position beneath the road. The huge box – which weighs around the...
HS2 contractor celebrates 500th apprentice milestone
HS2’s construction partner for the West Midlands, Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), has welcomed its 500th apprentice, Kordell Carty. The 26-year-old Aston resident started his early career on house-building sites and supporting loft and garage conversion projects. Now,...
Applications open for HS2’s undergraduate summer scheme
University students who want to bolster their income and boost their skills are being offered the chance to join HS2’s construction partner in the West Midlands for an eight-week paid work placement. Now in its fourth year, Balfour Beatty VINCI’s undergraduate scheme...
From hairdressing to HS2, how the pandemic chopped and changed Nicola’s career for good
When the first Covid-19 lockdown was announced (23 March 2020) the “stay at home” instruction left Nicola Devenport, a mobile hairdresser from Great Barr, unable to work. With an uncertain future and no income, Nicola took control of her own destiny, and her HS2...
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