London: 5 of 8

 A 250m tunnel has been excavated below ground from Tideway’s Falconbrook Pumping Station site to the main super sewer tunnel
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Connection tunnel completed at Tideway's Falconbrook pumping station

Latest Tideway tunnel under Thames river completed using concrete spraying technique

19 January 2021

 Florence and Cecilia the two TBMs to be used on the Chiltern Tunnel as part of the HS2 high speed railway project have now arrived in the UK
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HS2's first tunnelling machines arrive in the UK

The first two TBMs for the UK HS2 high-speed rail project have arrived on site

11 December 2020

 TBM Ursula has completed 7.6km central section of main tunnel of the Thames Tideway super sewer in London, leaving around a fifth still to be bored
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Central section of London's super sewer complete as TBM breaks through

Tunnelling on the central section of the UK capital's super sewer has been completed

04 December 2020

 Cremorne Wharf Depot became the latest site in the central section of the Tideway project to connect to the main 'super sewer' tunnel in London
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Tideway connection tunnel excavated at Cremorne Wharf

Another tunnel section of London's Super Sewer has been completed

23 November 2020

 The proposed design for the Canterbury Works headhouse and compound, which will be located in South Kilburn, behind Canterbury Road and Canterbury Terrace and next to the existing railway tracks
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Designs for HS2 Canterbury Works vent shaft and headhouse revealed

The design of the first headhouse for one of the HS2 tunnels has been announced

03 November 2020

 VolkerFitzpatrick is pumping concrete 15m below ground before a reinforced cage is put in place to house the future foundations at a railway station extension project
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Foundations milestone at new Brent Cross railway station

Concrete pumping has been started by VolkerFitzpatrick ahead of foundation work at a rail station

03 November 2020

 Vibro piling work has been started by Van Elle in preparation for the UK’s HS2 high-speed rail link
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Ground improvement work for HS2 started by Van Elle

Vibro piling work started by Van Elle for UK's HS2 high-speed rail link

21 October 2020

 A 3D rendering of the tunnels to be bored below London as part of the HS2 high-speed rail link
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HS2 awards contract for first two London tunnelling machines

Contract signed for first two of 10 TBM to be used on England's HS2 high-speed rail link

12 October 2020

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