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HS2 launches final viaduct on the approach to Curzon Street station
HS2 launches final viaduct on the approach to Curzon Street station

On 14 August 2026, HS2 engineers have completed the first major phase of work to launch the Duddeston Junction Viaduct over the Birmingham to Derby railway lines.

New delivery timeframes and costs for HS2
New delivery timeframes and costs for HS2

In mid-May 2026, the Transport Secretary has declared an end to an “era of neglect” on HS2 as she set out plans to reset the project, delivering the railway as quickly as possible and at the lowest reasonable cost. 

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HS2 reveals completed high-speed platforms at Old Oak Common station
HS2 reveals completed high-speed platforms at Old Oak Common station

On 13 August 2026, HS2 has unveiled its first six completed platforms on the railway in the underground station box at Old Oak Common in west London.

HS2 completes trio of Solihull viaducts
HS2 completes trio of Solihull viaducts

HS2 engineers have completed three major structures on the southern approach to Interchange station, illustrating further progress on the West Midlands section of Britain’s new railway.

HS2 signs new civil engineering deals
HS2 signs new civil engineering deals

HS2 Ltd has successfully renegotiated contracts with two of the civil engineering joint-ventures building Britain’s new high-speed railway as part of the programme reset.  

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HS2’s reveals first completed ‘green’ tunnel
HS2’s reveals first completed ‘green’ tunnel

The first completed cut and cover tunnel on Britain’s new high-speed railway has been revealed at a site on London’s western periphery.

HS2 engineers assemble 2.5 km pre-cast tunnel
HS2 engineers assemble 2.5 km pre-cast tunnel

The construction of one of the longest ‘cut and cover’ tunnels on the HS2 project took a major step forward this week with the last of 5,020 reinforced concrete segments lifted into position at the site near Chipping Warden in Northamptonshire. 

HS2 lifts first huge beams for Birmingham’s Curzon Street station
HS2 lifts first huge beams for Birmingham’s Curzon Street station

The construction of an enormous deck that will help support the platforms at Birmingham's new HS2 station has begun with the first of more than 556 concrete beams lifted into position. 

HS2 to start work on new improved Saltley Viaduct
HS2 to start work on new improved Saltley Viaduct

HS2 engineers are ready to start a major construction programme in Saltley, two miles northeast of Birmingham city centre, to facilitate the arrival of new high-speed rail services.

Last segment rolls off the production line at HS2’s ‘viaduct factory’
Last segment rolls off the production line at HS2’s ‘viaduct factory’

The last of more than 2,700 enormous deck segments for HS2’s Delta junction has been manufactured at a purpose-built factory.

Progress on HS2’s Curzon Street station
Progress on HS2’s Curzon Street station

Engineers working for the HS2 project completed the last of more than 2,000 concrete piles that will underpin the foundations of Birmingham's Curzon Street station in early March 2026.

HS2 completes deck assembly for Coleshill viaducts
HS2 completes deck assembly for Coleshill viaducts

Engineers working on HS2’s complex triangular intersection outside Birmingham have successfully completed the construction of four parallel viaduct decks – an essential part of the huge project.

HS2 completes civil engineering works on longest tunnel project
HS2 completes civil engineering works on longest tunnel project

Construction works on HS2’s longest tunnel have been completed – marking an important civil engineering milestone for the new high-speed railway.

Christmas progress for key HS2 viaducts
Christmas progress for key HS2 viaducts

The construction of one of the most complicated parts of the HS2 project took a step forward over the Christmas break, with the completion of two key viaduct spans over the existing railway near Water Orton in Warwickshire.

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