01
Oct
The first tunnel boring machine digging under the Chilterns has hit the one-mile mark this week....
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15
Sep
Align lets union officials into the canteen
by The Construction Index
HS2 main works contractor Align has agreed to allow Unite union officials access to all site welfare facilities....
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08
Sep
HS2 deploys fibre optic mesh for ground monitoring
by The Construction Index
An HS2 construction site is the test bed for a new ground monitoring technique using a mesh woven with fibre optic cables....
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23
Jul
HS2 update: Video reveals progress on Chalfont ventilation shaft
by The Construction Index
HS2 contractors are making progress digging a big hole in Chalfont St Peter, as the video below shows....
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02
Jul
Second HS2 tunnel boring machine sets off
by The Construction Index
With the first machine now safely past the M25, the second drive of the HS2 Chilterns tunnel has now begun....
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22
Jun
HS2 Colne Valley landscaping approved
by The Construction Index
HS2 has obtained local authority planning approval for a landscaping scheme using chalk excavated from the Chiltern tunnels....
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13
May
First HS2 tunnelling machine launches
by The Construction Index
Today sees the launch of the first tunnel boring machine on the £100m+ HS2 project....
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17
Mar
Piling starts for Colne Valley Viaduct
by The Construction Index
HS2 contractors have begun work this week on the UK’s longest railway bridge....
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08
Dec
First HS2 tunnel boring machines arrive on site
by The Construction Index
The first two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for the HS2 project have now arrived in the UK, ready to start work in the new year....
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05
Nov
Robot arm eliminates hazards for HS2 tunnellers [video]
by The Construction Index
HS2 main works contractor Align plans to use robotic arms to automate hazardous processes in the handling of tunnel lining segments arriving down the tunnel....
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