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UK-first technique in full swing on HS2’s River Tame West Viaducts
25 Jul 2024- A giant cantilever structure, used in the UK for the first time, has built the first section of HS2’s 472 metre River Tame West Viaducts.
- The specialist method will be used to build nine viaducts in HS2’s Delta Junction, totalling 6,500 metres in length.
- The process installs pre-cast concrete segments produced at HS2’s nearby factory, where a 200-strong team have celebrated making the first 1,000 segments.
- Download photos and view YouTube video with captions
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We’re half way there! HS2’s Northolt Tunnel under the capital is 50% complete
18 Jul 2024- Quartet of tunnelling machines boring the Northolt Tunnel between West Ruislip and Old Oak Common station have built half of the tunnel
- New video and images shows the unstoppable momentum of the HS2 programme in London
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University students secure sought-after summer jobs on HS2
17 Jul 2024- HS2 welcomes 32 students from 12 universities to an eight-week summer placement programme.
- The undergraduates will gain valuable experience while earning, supporting the construction of Europe’s biggest infrastructure project.
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HS2 completes Edgcott Road bridge lift
16 Jul 2024- Download new images showing the beams being lifted into position at Edgcott Road near Quainton, Bucks.
- The 112-metre (abutment to abutment) long structure will span both HS2 and a currently disused freight line could be reinstated and upgraded in the future to carry local passenger trains
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Huge beams lifted into place for new HS2 bridge near Kenilworth
15 Jul 2024- Key milestone in construction of 91-metre-wide Carol Green rail bridge over West Coast Main Line.
- 83 beams weighing a total of more than 1,500 tonnes installed over 13 consecutive weekends.
- View the YouTube video