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HS2 completes World-First box ‘bridge slide’ over the M42 in Warwickshire
29 Dec 2022- In a huge feat of engineering, HS2 Ltd has delivered the world’s longest box slide to move a 12,600 tonne bridge into place over the M42 in Warwickshire.
- The innovative method dramatically cuts disruption to road users and is part of HS2’s plan to reduce the impact of construction on local communities.
- 450 people worked on the operation during the Christmas week – the quietest time on the roads.
- WATCH dramatic footage of the bridge slide here: https://youtu.be/DxGd83rzcts
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HS2 CEO Mark Thurston hails 2022 as “a year of immense progress”
27 Dec 2022- Project boss celebrates the past twelve months of work on the UK’s new high speed rail line as it nears peak construction
- Mark Thurston “From the depositing of the Bill to take HS2 to Manchester, the first breakthrough and then complete end-to-end of an HS2 tunnel, and fantastic progress at all four phase one station sites; 2022 has been a year of immense progress on Britain’s landmark infrastructure project”
- See the very best pictures from HS2 construction sites in 2022 here: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/end-of-year-milestones-2022
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HS2 opens recruitment for 40 graduate jobs
21 Dec 2022HS2 Ltd, the company delivering Britain’s new zero carbon high speed railway linking the North, the Midlands and the South, has today (21st December 2022) launched its search for 40 talented graduates to join its 2023 programme.
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HS2 contractors lead the way achieving gold for sustainability
19 Dec 2022- Two of HS2’s Main Works Civils Contractors, SCS JV and EKFB JV, have been the first HS2 construction teams to achieve the highest level of sustainability status
- The Supply Chain Sustainability School assesses practices on site to lower emissions and reduce embedded carbon in construction
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Boost for Oxford-Cambridge connections as HS2 builds key East West Rail bridge
14 Dec 2022- Download more photos showing the new bridge that will allow future East West Rail services between Oxford and Cambridge to pass over the UK’s new high speed rail line near Calvert, Buckinghamshire.
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Striking “Bellingham” bridge set to light up HS2’s gateway into Birmingham
09 Dec 2022- Iconic curved truss bridge with vibrant light installation will bring HS2 trains into central Birmingham
- The 150-metre-long superstructure – dubbed “The Bellingham Bridge” by the team after the sparkling performances at the FIFA World Cup by local boy Jude Bellingham – is designed to celebrate the area’s industrial heritage and make a striking addition to the city’s skyline
- CGIs of the bridge and dynamic-coloured artwork: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/birmingham-viaducts/curzon-viaduct-no-2