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 Excavator at work during the construction of a cross passage for the Chiltern tunnel
INFRASTRUCTURE

Half of HS2's Chiltern tunnel cross-passage mining complete

19 out of 38 emergency cross-passages on HS2's Chiltern tunnels already completed

24 November 2023

 The front shield of HS2’s TBM Emily being lifted into place at the Victoria Road Crossover box site
INFRASTRUCTURE

HS2's next tunnelling machines named

HS2 has revealed the names of the latest two TBM which will be driving under London

26 October 2023

 A compact Hydrofraise, which is more fuel efficient, consuming less diesel than traditional models, has been used on the HS2 project by the Bachy Soletanche Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering joint venture (SB3)
PILING

Strong six months for geotechnical JV on HS2 in the West Midlands

SB3 has had a busy first half of the year delivering the geotechnical works on the HS2 project

29 August 2023

 Sheet Piling (UK) installing Emirates Arkan steel sheet piles, up to 12m long, in both EZ28-700 and EZ36-700 Z-section types to allow for the construction of overbridges that will span the A38
PILING

Sheet piling works help reduce rail project impact

Use of sheet piling reduces concrete use and construction time on a section of HS2 project

15 August 2023

 The launch box for HS2’s latest TBM – Mary Ann – which will create the Bromford Tunnel, between Water Orton in North Warwickshire and Washwood Heath in Birmingham
INFRASTRUCTURE

HS2 unveils latest TBM for Bromford Tunnel in the West Midlands

Mary Ann is the latest TBM to be launched by HS2 to work on the UK's major infrastructure project

20 June 2023

 Cementation Skanska and Bauer Maschinen (BMA) join forces to bring the world’s first plug-in, high-capacity drilling rig to work on the UK’s HS2 high-speed rail project
PILING

Cementation Skanska trials first use of plugged-in drilling rig

Cementation Skanska and Bauer bring the world's first plug-in drilling rig to work in UK

17 April 2023

 HS2’s TBM ‘Lydia’ being assembled at the Atlas Road, London, site prior to its launch
INFRASTRUCTURE

HS2 launches third tunnelling machine under London

HS2 now has three TBM operating under the UK's capital as third machine is launched

14 April 2023

 HS2’s tunnelling team in Warwickshire, UK, has celebrated the milestone breakthrough of tunnel boring machine ‘Dorothy’ as the cutterhead has broken through the wall of the Long Itchington Wood Tunnel south portal
INFRASTRUCTURE

HS2 tunnelling team celebrate TBM breakthrough in Warwickshire

TBM Dorothy break through marks first complete twin-bore tunnel on the HS2 project

11 April 2023

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