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

            * HS2 viaducts to be installed over busy motorways in major milestone

              18 May 2026
                  + Motorists given advanced warning of M6 and M42 works between June and November
                  + Number of motorway closures reduced to minimise disruption, with diversion routes put in place
                  + HS2 works with National Highways, Birmingham Airport and NEC to coordinate motorway programme
                  + B-roll footage shows progress on HS2's construction works around the motorway network
                  + New images show progress on the Water Orton viaducts and the twin box structure, which will be extended over the motorway

            * 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

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