HS2 marks major construction milestone at Long Itchington Wood Tunnel
HS2 has announced a significant milestone at Long Itchington Wood Tunnel in Warwickshire – the first deep tunnel on the high-speed route to complete its civil engineering phase.
The development at the one-mile-long twin-bore tunnel – which will carry the railway into the West Midlands – sees vital elements, including three cross passages, concrete finishing works and base slabs, and emergency and maintenance walkways complete.
It comes before the internal fitting out of the tunnel with the complex systems needed to operate the high-speed line including the power, track and signalling.
The tunnel is the first of five twin-bore tunnels on the HS2 project to reach this vital stage. In all, 27.4 miles of the route between London and the West Midlands are in deep, twin-bore tunnels.
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