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      Pre-2017 HS2 press releases are available on GOV.UK/HS2

            * HS2 celebrates completion of tallest bridge ahead of complex launch operation

              13 May 2026
                  + New images and video released today show the fully assembled bridge
                  + Engineers prepare for the three-stage operation to launch the 4,200-tonne structure into position over the Birmingham – Lichfield railway line
                  + Link to new B-roll footage showing the completed structure from different angles https://vimeo.com/1191546022/eabc972a66?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

            * High-tech HS2 train depot and control centre deal provides jobs boost for Birmingham

              11 May 2026
                  + Download images showing how the high-tech Rolling Stock Depot and Network Integrated Control Centre will look once complete, what the site looks like now, and recent drone footage of the site at Washwood Heath, Birmingham.
                  + Around a thousand permanent jobs expected to be created at the depot and land freed up for development around the edges of the 70-hectare brown-field site. Plus around 500 construction jobs during the build of the facility.
                  + Contract award comes as HS2 undergoes a comprehensive reset to ensure the project is delivered efficiently and to the lowest reasonable cost.

            * HS2 to start work on new improved Saltley Viaduct

              28 Apr 2026

                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.

            * Cross passage construction complete on HS2’s Northolt Tunnel in London

              27 Apr 2026
                  + All 34 cross passages for the Northolt Tunnel have been mined deep under London
                  + Watch a video showing the cross-passage construction

            * Route 41: HS2 starts work on new Fosse Way cycle bridge

              14 Apr 2026
                  + The new bridge will form part of the national cycle network connecting Bristol, Gloucester, Stratford-upon-Avon and Rugby.
                  + Drone footage shows the bridge being installed – https://vimeo.com/1182911804/3212035eb1?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
                  + New images show the bridge’s striking design - https://visual-library.hs2.org.uk/s/hkms4hw35wx94khz6v37rkv5

            * HS2 engineers prepare to launch second viaduct over the M6

              26 Mar 2026

                Engineers working on the West Midlands section of the HS2 network are getting ready to launch the second viaduct over the M6 near Chelmsley Wood.

                  + Link to images showing the west deck of the M6 South viaduct:https://visual-library.hs2.org.uk/s/5w66fsq56ztr572nnntcbr
                  + Link to B-roll. Drone footage showing the structure ahead of its launch: https://vimeo.com/1176539111/11dd6b73db?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

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