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HS2 reveals contemporary design for Kilburn vent shaft
27 October, 2020
A strikingly contemporary design has been revealed by HS2 for its vent shaft headhouse and compound in South Kilburn, London. It is one of four that will provide ventilation and emergency access to the high-speed line’s 7.2km Euston tunnel.
Contract signed for first HS2 TBMs
09 October, 2020
HS2 Ltd has announced that main works civils contractor Skanska Costain Strabag JV has signed the contract for the first two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for London’s HS2 tunnels. The tunnels will be twin bore, each 13 miles long and roughly the same length as the Crossrail tunnels.
Thames Tideway excavation halfway complete
21 February, 2020
Great Britain – London’s new ‘super sewer’ half excavated. The TBMs boring the Thames Tideway project are 12.5km through the 25km-long, 7m-diameter project. As well as the main tunnel, a 1km-long, 3m-diameter connection tunnel is also currently under construction in Wandsworth at the western end of the project.
