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Construction works on HS2’s longest tunnel have been completed – marking an important civil engineering milestone for the new high-speed railway.  

• Two significant employment milestones reached
• Over 2,000 people have secured an apprenticeship and over 5,000 unemployed have progressed into jobs
• Skills investment will inject £315 million into the UK economy
• Mohammed Sharif from Birmingham is the 2,000th apprentice to join the project

• View and embed new timelapse footage of HS2 engineers completing the spans over the existing railway near Water Orton in Warwickshire over the Christmas break.
• Download new images showing progress over Christmas and images of what the viaducts will look like once complete.

• A year in pictures as more tunnels, bridges and viaducts reach completion
• A record year of UK-firsts driven by improved contractor performance 
• Extensive changes made to HS2 Ltd's leadership to help drive reset 

• Stunning new timelapse footage shows all three stages of the M6 South viaduct east deck slide which was completed over the weekend. Download B-roll without captions for broadcast
• In what is thought to be a UK-first, the final stage of the 315m-long push was achieved without closing the motorway.
• Download new images of the M6 South viaduct slide

• This week’s realignment of the B4525 frees up space for the next stage of excavations for what will become HS2’s longest cut-and-cover tunnel. Download new images of progress on site.
• Changes made to construction process helps to significantly increase pace of work at Greatworth and nearby Chipping Warden green tunnels