HS2 News and Information

09 Mar 2026

Timelapse footage shows how engineers slid the Longhole viaduct into position – https://vimeo.com/1171760570/0eab367417?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
B-roll footage shows the bridge in place over the Grand Union Canal - https://vimeo.com/1171761194/78b97148da?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
Download images of the Longhole viaduct which crosses the Grand Union Canal and Ridgeway Lane in Ufton, Warwickshire – https://visual-library.hs2.org.uk/s/bjczb7q37tfg89fjmrggr54
Works complete ahead of schedule, in time for the start of the canal boating season

04 Mar 2026

View and embed a new video showing the latest progress as HS2 completes the last of 2,011 concrete piles that form a key part of the foundations for the transformative new Curzon Street station in central Birmingham
Download the full set of new images showing the public spaces that will be built around the city-centre station.
Download more new images of the piling work and images of what the station will look like when complete.

11 Feb 2026

View and embed new drone footage showing the Coleshill East and West viaducts between the M6 and M42 in Warwickshire.
Engineers working for HS2 have installed more than a thousand concrete deck segments to form the 600m long viaducts across the B4114 (Birmingham Road) and the flood plain of the river Cole. Download new photos.

09 Feb 2026

HS2 launches apprentice and graduate recruitment campaign during National Apprenticeship Week 2026 with 50 new jobs
34 apprenticeships and 16 graduate roles now open for applications
The new cohort of trainees will join HS2 Ltd and its construction partners

05 Feb 2026

27 Jan 2026

The first of two tunnel boring machines building the HS2 route to Euston has begun its 4.5-mile journey from Old Oak Common
Bringing HS2 into Euston is critical for the regeneration of the area, with the potential to contribute £41 billion to the UK economy
The Euston Tunnel is the fifth and final deep twin-bore tunnel on the 140-mile HS2 route between central London and Birmingham

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