HS2’s Burton Green tunnel reaches halfway milestone 18/11/2024 08:00 | Concrete Contracting “Green tunnel” reaches 50% completion, showcasing innovative concrete construction methods and landscaping integration
HS2 reaches major concrete milestone 11/11/2024 07:30 | Concrete Contracting HS2 has surpassed the 1 million cubic metre mark in concrete use for West Midlands
Key HS2 road bridge opens 05/11/2024 07:45 | Featured Projects 103m-long structure’s U-shaped precast concrete beams enhance structural integrity and allow effective load distribution
HS2 begins Curzon Street Station foundations 17/10/2024 07:30 | Concrete Contracting MDJV joint venture stats installation of 2,000 underground concrete foundation columns
HS2 complete UK's longest rail bridge 10/09/2024 07:30 | Featured Projects Final segment of 3.4km-long Colne Valley Viaduct deck lowered into place, marking key milestone in rail network
PACADAR complete HS2 tunnel segment production 04/09/2024 07:45 | Precast Production PACADAR UK complete casting of nearly 60,000 concrete tunnel segments for HS2 at their factory on the Isle of Grain, Kent
HS2 reach halfway point on Bromford Tunnel 29/08/2024 07:30 | Concrete Contracting HS2’s ‘Mary Ann’ TBM has completed half of its 5.6km journey to construct the Bromford Tunnel
HS2 complete composite bridge installation 20/08/2024 07:00 | Concrete Innovation Construction of Aston Church Road bridge reaches major milestone with successful placement of 84m-long structure
Landmark HS2 bridge completed 19/08/2024 14:52 | Featured Projects Concrete Connect editor Clare Howcutt-Kelly visits HS2's 185m-long Balsall Common bridge, which used 7,200 cubic metres of concrete and 1,800 tonnes of steel in its construction
Video: Wendover Dean Viaduct deck complete 15/08/2024 07:30 | Concrete Innovation HS2 have completed eight-month installation of double composite 3,700 tonne, 450m-long structure
Video: UK-first for HS2's River Tame West viaducts 31/07/2024 07:30 | Precast Production New technique used in the UK for the first time completes first section of HS2's River Tame West Viaducts
Huge beams lifted into place for new HS2 bridge near Kenilworth 19/07/2024 07:30 | Concrete Contracting 83 beams weighing a total of more than 1,500 tonnes installed over 13 consecutive weekends
Old Oak Common station box excavation complete 17/07/2024 07:00 | Concrete Contracting Structure big enough to accommodate 300 Olympic-sized swimming pools completed
Colne Valley Viaduct precast factory completes 1,000 segments 15/07/2024 07:50 | Precast Production Align JV’s precast factory successfully completed the casting of 1,000 concrete segments for the construction of the Colne Valley Viaduct
HS2’s “Bellingham Bridge” takes shape in Birmingham 12/07/2024 07:30 | Concrete Contracting Giant piers completed for the 150-metre-long HS2 superstructure which will take high-speed trains in and out of Birmingham
Thame Valley Viaduct reaches halfway point 21/05/2024 08:30 | Concrete Contracting Construction of HS2’s Thame Valley Viaduct passes halfway point, with 44 pre-cast beams in position and 66 piers installed
HS2 completes second Wendover Dean Viaduct deck slide 14/05/2024 08:45 | Concrete Innovation ‘Double composite’ structure uses less carbon-intensive concrete and steel than a more traditional design
Over half of tunnels completed on HS2 10/05/2024 08:45 | Concrete Contracting HS2 achieves key milestone with over half of the tunnels now completed
First completed sections of HS2 Curzon Street viaduct revealed 29/04/2024 08:30 | Concrete Contracting New images show first completed sections of viaduct bringing bring high-speed trains into Birmingham’s Curzon Street station
Unite secures access agreement for HS2 Old Oak Common 26/04/2024 08:45 | Business & Finance Agreement with BBVS comes after “relentless” campaign leaving SCS only joint HS2 venture without union access agreement
HS2 moves 1,100 tonne viaduct (video) 25/04/2024 08:30 | Concrete Contracting HS2 release pictures and video of 1,100 tonne composite viaduct being moved into place over M42/M6 link roads
Foundation work starts on key A43 bridge 18/04/2024 11:54 | Featured Projects HS2 begins foundation works for key road bridge over the new high-speed railway near Brackley
Last of 56 piers built on HS2’s longest viaduct (video) 28/03/2024 13:00 | Featured Projects Construction of supporting piers of HS2’s Colne Valley viaduct completed after more than two years of work
Video: Innovative design cuts carbon on key HS2 viaducts 22/03/2024 12:48 | Concrete Innovation HS2 designers and engineers use ‘double composite’ structure to cut carbon on five key viaducts
Timelapse footage shows M42 bridge demolition 13/02/2024 09:17 | Concrete Contracting Armac remove 4,000-tonne bridge over the M42 in just 52 hours for resue and recycling
HS2 announces apprenticeship drive 08/02/2024 20:57 | Education & Training HS2 continues apprenticeship recruitment drive for National Apprenticeship Week
Video: First ‘Lego block’ beams lifted for HS2’s Thame Valley Viaduct 22/01/2024 18:35 | Precast Production HS2 lifts first of 72 huge beams at Thame Valley Viaduct
Video: HS2 begins year-long, half-kilometre viaduct deck slide 10/01/2024 13:12 | Concrete Contracting HS2’s innovative Wendover Dean Viaduct enters a critical new stage of construction.
Video: First viaduct takes shape at HS2’s ‘linchpin’ Delta Junction 09/01/2024 14:10 | Precast Production Milestone in North Warwickshire as HS2 completes first span of River Tame West Viaduct
Structural redesign cuts carbon in HS2’s Edgcote viaduct 18/12/2023 12:30 | Decarbonisation Viaduct is second to have every major element manufactured off-site, saving carbon and simplifying construction
Concrete Chronicles: Crafting tomorrow's skyline 28/11/2023 12:40 | Concrete, the unsung hero of construction
Video: First pier complete for HS2's Wendover Dean Viaduct 16/11/2023 12:57 | Concrete Contracting HS2's Wendover Dean Viaduct team completes assembly of first of nine piers to support 450m-long viaduct deck