Balfour Beatty Vinci joint venture has completed half of the 700-metre-long HS2 Burton Green Tunnel in Warwickshire.

A high court judge has criticised HS2 and the Environment Agency for their lack of cooperation and inefficiency regarding an ongoing dispute over groundworks at two HS2 sites in Warwickshire.

A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month.

New drone footage shows a 20-strong team carefully lifting 15 colossal bridge beams into position at HS2’s Interchange Station in Solihull during a week-long operation.

Skanska Costain Strabag joint venture has secured government funding to trial calcined clay as a low-carbon alternative to cement on HS2 London tunnels.

‘First-person view’ drone footage shows the completed excavation of the huge underground box structure 20m below ground at HS2’s Old Oak Common, in west London.

HS2’s West Midlands contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci joint venture has completed the four huge piers of the Curzon 2 bridge in Birmingham.

Buckinghamshire Council said it “bitterly regret[s]” the damage that HS2 construction will cause on Grim’s Ditch, an ancient earthwork in Great Missenden, after giving consent to high-speed rail route proposals that will affect the national asset.

A high court judge has dismissed an Environment Agency bid for an interim injunction on works at two HS2 Warwickshire sites until a full hearing is held.

HS2 has appointed former Crossrail CEO Mark Wild OBE as its new chief executive.

The Digital Construction Awards attracted 165 entries this year, 84 of which have been shortlisted. Here, we detail the shortlisted entries for the Best Use of Data On A Project award.

Balfour Beatty’s Steve O’Sullivan FCIOB was recently appointed senior project director on HS2’s ‘superhub’ station at Old Oak Common. He tells Will Mann about imposter syndrome, 4D planning and what makes a successful major project.

HS2 engineers have finished sliding the second part of the Wendover Dean Viaduct deck into position.

The equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) team for BBVS JV at HS2’s Old Oak Common Station aims to go beyond legal and contractual requirements to demonstrate industry-leading practice and achievements.

Balfour Beatty has appointed Steve O’Sullivan FCIOB as project director for the HS2 Old Oak Common station project.

A fourth giant boring machine has arrived at the site of HS2’s Northolt Tunnel.

HS2’s first giant tunnelling machine broke through this week at the end of her 10-mile (16km) journey under the Chilterns, excavating the longest tunnel on the HS2.

A round-up of the best images of February 2024.