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HS2 completes tunnelling between London and Birmingham

By Anthony at GridteamAI

HS2 tunnelling crews broke through into the underground chamber built for Old Oak Common station in west London. That finished all deep-bore tunnelling on the route between London and Birmingham, after crews dug out around 100,000 tonnes of material. Two tunnel boring machines are now heading toward Euston, where they are expected to arrive in mid-2027.

Our readHS2 has cleared one of its largest technical risks by finishing the deep-bore tunnelling. Engineers can now focus on the Euston approach and station works, which have driven much of the project's cost growth.
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