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• New hoardings around HS2’s Curzon Street Station construction site display LoveBrum’s ‘Hidden Heroes’ and their charities
• The highly visible artwork is part of HS2’s commitment to support and promote local charities in the region
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Twelve hard-working students from the West Midlands have been given a unique chance to work on HS2, following exam success this T-Level results day (15 August).

• Successful completion of 185-metre bridge designed to take HS2 under the A452 Kenilworth Road
• Complex 18-month build delivered by a 50-strong team, using 7,200 cubic metres of concrete and 1,800 tonnes of steel
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• In a five-hour operation, HS2 contractors moved a 1,600 tonne bridge over existing railway tracks in north-east Birmingham
• The bridge was moved using two 128-wheeled self-propelled transporters
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• View and embed a new timelapse video showing how engineers slid the 3,700 tonne deck of the Wendover Dean Viaduct carefully into position – up-hill over eight months between January and August 2024.
• Download new images showing progress on site near Wendover, Buckinghamshire.

• HS2 will offer mobile and broadband providers access to cabling and telecoms masts in rural areas, helping to boost local connectivity.
• New analysis revealed today shows that thousands of properties across 538 postcodes could gain access to Ultrafast broadband speeds and better connectivity thanks to HS2.