HS2’s tunnel excavation between London’s Old Oak Common and the West Midlands has been completed, marking a significant milestone for the project.

The realigned A361, which runs over one of the longest ‘cut-and-cover’ tunnels on the HS2 project, has been reopened.

HS2 Ltd has welcomed a new cohort of apprentices and graduates into the business.

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

Career opportunities across the HS2 project are helping to boost local employment in the West Midlands.

Engineers from HS2’s London tunnels contractor, Skanska Costain Strabag joint venture, have begun lifting the last of four giant tunnelling machines to the surface.

New drone footage shows HS2’s completion of the realignment of the River Cole near Coleshill in Warwickshire.

The HS2 project is welcoming West Midlands university students onto a paid placement programme during the summer holidays.

Photos released by HS2 show how contractors lifted a giant tunnel boring machine using a gantry on Saturday (26 July) following the completion of its 5.5km journey across west London.

CIOB members test out their skills in an immersive virtual reality simulator on a site visit to HS2’s Twyford to Greatworth section

BuildPrompt and HS2 won the Best Use of AI category at the Digital Construction Awards 2025.

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

New footage shows two of the world’s largest capacity tower cranes at HS2’s Old Oak Common station site.

A new report has criticised what transport secretary Heidi Alexander has called a “litany of failure” at HS2.

Engineers used a material similar to that found on non-stick frying pans to slide the first part of a major 320-metre-long viaduct into position during the weekend of 7-8 June.

HS2 has confirmed it launched an investigation earlier in the year into allegations of overinflated rates against two of its labour suppliers.

The Digital Construction Awards attracted 170-plus entries this year, 85 of which have been shortlisted. Here, we detail the finalists for a new category: Best Use of AI.

Two standout HS2 apprentices have received a four-year extension to their employment contracts with Balfour Beatty Vinci Systra.