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Two standout HS2 apprentices from Ealing have proven that hard work really does pay off, as they will now reap the benefits of a free university education and a four-year extension to their employment contracts.

• The A46 Kenilworth Bypass reopened to traffic at midnight last night – 30 hours ahead of schedule. Download new images showing the road open to traffic this morning.
• The 18-day closure was to allow HS2 engineers to slide a massive 14,500-tonne box structure into place which will carry high speed trains under the road. View and embed timelapse footage of the slide.
• In order to avoid two years of lane closures and speed restrictions, the huge concrete box was built in advance on land next to the road and slid into position during a continuous closure provided by National Highways.

• Training milestone achieved for HS2’s West Midlands construction partner Balfour Beatty VINCI, with 500 apprentices now on board
• Trainee formworker Kordell Carty, from Aston, is the 500^th BBV apprentice to play a part in delivering the West Midlands section of the HS2 route
• 2,000 apprenticeships are set to be created across HS2 Ltd and its supply chain over the lifecycle of the project

• Portal extensions' appearance on HS2 is first for British railway network 

• HS2 has been taking care of the historic statue since it was removed from the Euston piazza in October 2020
• The statue will be on loan to the Locomotion Museum in Shildon, County Durham, for 10 years
• This year is the 200^th anniversary of Britain’s first passenger railway – the Stockton to Darlington Railway

• TBM Caroline has arrived at Green Park Way in Ealing, the second TBM in London to complete this year
• HS2's Northolt tunnel is now 93% complete