The construction of two parallel viaducts that will carry HS2 trains over the M6 near Birmingham Airport has taken a major step forward, with the first section of structural steelwork now complete. To reduce disruption Read more…
HS2’s giant tunnelling machine Mary Ann broke through in May – marking the end of her mission to excavate the first bore of what will soon become the longest railway tunnel in the West Midlands. Read more…
HS2 contractors have completed work on a pair of innovative extensions to the southern portal of its longest tunnel to eliminate the possibility of ‘sonic boom’ being created by high-speed trains entering at 200mph. The Read more…