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• The 2.7km Greatworth ‘green tunnel’ will be built on the surface before being covered by earth, trees and shrubs to fit in with the Northamptonshire countryside
• Download new photos of the first completed tunnel ‘arches’, images showing how it will look once complete
• Download or embed a broadcast quality animation showing what green tunnels are, and how they are built. Download or embed time-lapse footage of construction.

HS2 Ltd has received a Platinum advanced award from The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) as part of its Procurement Excellence Programme, one of only 17 organisations globally to achieve the accreditation at this level.

• First above ground structure completed as part of the HS2 project at Euston
• The new Traction Substation will support the running of the Northern line

• Solihull Council approves HS2’s designs for the 425m-long viaduct
• Designs focus on environmental sustainability, landscape integration, visual connectivity and public access
• CGI images

• New network’s trains to be 90% more carbon efficient than flying
• High speed train design, manufacture and operation first to achieve rigorous PAS 2080 global accreditation

• HS2 receives Schedule 17 planning approval for bridge over the high-speed rail line north-east of Birmingham city centre
• Designs incorporate a pedestrian walkway with cycling provision, LED lighting and new woodland planting around the bridge
• CGI images of the bridge have been released