News

• First iconic pier revealed for HS2’s 300 metres long Curzon viaduct, which will bring high speed trains into Birmingham city centre
• Embedded carbon in the piers reduced by 60% through eco-friendly by-product from the steel industry
• New images reveal the big construction milestone for HS2 in the Midlands: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/birmingham-viaducts/curzon-viaduct-no-3 
• Watch a video here:  https://youtu.be/GVyQmQIIC8E 

• Around 200 pistol and musket ball marks discovered on the medieval gatehouse of Coleshill Manor in what could have been the first skirmish of the Civil War
• New findings uncovered by HS2 archaeologists are not recorded in any historical records
• Fascinating discovery features on Digging for Britain, with Professor Alice Roberts, on BBC Two and iPlayer

• HS2 Ltd celebrates 1,126 apprenticeship starts as it continues to invest in the country’s future talent.
• HS2’s 1,000^th apprentice - 30-year-old Jessica from North London, says she’s following her dream.
• HS2 Minister says “HS2’s benefits clearly go far beyond improving connectivity and this is another great example of how it is changing lives across the country."

HS2 minister Huw Merriman today became the first person to officially walk on top of the UK’s longest railway bridge, which is under construction at an HS2 site just outside London.

Ten formerly unemployed London residents are starting the new year having secured full-time jobs helping to build HS2, Britain’s new zero carbon railway.

• HS2 is hosting over 20 events on some of its busiest construction sites as part of Build UK’s ‘Open Doors 2023’ programme.
• The site visits give young people and career changers an opportunity to see behind the hoardings and consider a career in construction.
• The visits will be held during one week in March. Bookings are now open: https://opendoors.construction/#search