News

• The Prime Minister announced the 22,000 job opportunities available on the high speed rail project when officially starting construction in September 2020
• This new jobs board will be the first time that all the opportunities to work directly on HS2 will be available to search in one place 

• Archaeologists working on the HS2 project have unearthed one of the most exciting garden archaeological sites in England.
• Find out more at a free Webinar “HS2 Archaeology In Focus: Uncovering the Medieval manor house in Coleshill” on 28 January: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/hs2-archaeology-in-focus-uncovering-the-medieval-manor-house-in-coleshill-tickets-132107347633

• Images showing the designs can be found here: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/tbms-and-tunnels-massive-machines-and-their-current-progress/chalfont-st-peter-headhouse

• New designs of HS2’s viaducts at Water Orton revealed
• Landscape designs will provide new areas for communities and wildlife
• An opportunity for a community-led orchard below the viaducts

• The Victoria Road Crossover Box, near to Old Oak Common in West London, will allow HS2 trains to switch tracks underground on their approach into the new superhub station
• Installation of 200m of sheet piling completed, allowing permanent works to commence
• CGIs of crossover box and images of the piling works available 

Competing against 500 other nominees worldwide, HS2’s main works civils contractor Align JV and civil engineering company Roadbridge have won a Green Apple Environment Award in the Innovation category for their use of thermal camera drones to spot Skylark nests.