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...

  Work to build the 3.5 mile Bromford Tunnel bringing high speed trains into Birmingham has taken a leap forward as excavation of the 22 metre deep west portal is completed. The portal at Washwood Heath has been finished in readiness for the two 1,600 tonne...

Construction of the giant network of tunnels for HS2 has now passed the halfway point, marking a significant milestone for Britain’s new high-speed line. HS2, which is at peak construction, supporting more than 31,000 jobs, has now completed excavation of two of its...

HS2 has released new images of the first completed sections of the landmark viaduct that will bring high speed trains into Birmingham’s new Curzon Street station. The completed sections mark the next step on the programme to build a series of viaducts to carry the...

HS2 has released timelapse and drone footage showing contractors moving a 1,100 tonne composite viaduct into place over two M42/M6 link roads in North Warwickshire. The 158-metre-long structure was moved into place in 13 hours using a specialist push-pull jacking...

The final two major structures being built to bring HS2 into Birmingham have been approved by local councils - marking another significant milestone for the project. Approval has been granted for the design of two new viaducts, meaning eight “Key Design Elements”...