News

• Motorists given advanced warning of M6 and M42 works between June and November  
• Number of motorway closures reduced to minimise disruption, with diversion routes put in place  
• HS2 works with National Highways, Birmingham Airport and NEC to coordinate motorway programme 
• B-roll footage shows progress on HS2's construction works around the motorway network
• New images show progress on the Water Orton viaducts and the twin box structure, which will be extended over the motorway

• New images and video released today show the fully assembled bridge
• Engineers prepare for the three-stage operation to launch the 4,200-tonne structure into position over the Birmingham – Lichfield railway line
• Link to new B-roll footage showing the completed structure from different angles https://vimeo.com/1191546022/eabc972a66?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

• Download images showing how the high-tech Rolling Stock Depot and Network Integrated Control Centre will look once complete, what the site looks like now, and recent drone footage of the site at Washwood Heath, Birmingham.

• Around a thousand permanent jobs expected to be created at the depot and land freed up for development around the edges of the 70-hectare brown-field site. Plus around 500 construction jobs during the build of the facility.
• Contract award comes as HS2 undergoes a comprehensive reset to ensure the project is delivered efficiently and to the lowest reasonable cost.

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.

• All 34 cross passages for the Northolt Tunnel have been mined deep under London
• Watch a video showing the cross-passage construction

• The new bridge will form part of the national cycle network connecting Bristol, Gloucester, Stratford-upon-Avon and Rugby.
• Drone footage shows the bridge being installed – https://vimeo.com/1182911804/3212035eb1?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
• New images show the bridge’s striking design - https://visual-library.hs2.org.uk/s/hkms4hw35wx94khz6v37rkv5