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The West Midlands mayor has said he is “very confident” there will be rail improvements between Birmingham and Manchester and is expecting to submit a proposal government this summer.

The completion of an 853m logistics tunnel at the High Speed 2 (HS2) Old Oak Common station construction site has sent a “big message” to government to give the go ahead for tunnelling to Euston, according to HS2 project managers.

In October last year, prime minister Rishi Sunak cancelled the Birmingham to Manchester leg of High Speed 2 (HS2), saying the costs had become too high. HS2 has been constantly beset by reviews, cost overruns, delays, downgrades, and cancellations since it was first proposed in 2009 and then given the…

An 847t tunnel boring machine (TBM) called Lydia has broken through at HS2’s Old Oak Common station, completing the 853m long logistics tunnel.

The coroner’s report into the fatality on an HS2 site last year has been sent to the Pipeline Industries Guild and British Drilling Association warning of the potential for further deaths if action is not taken to ensure safety procedures are followed.

HS2 contractor EKFB (Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial, Bam JV) is implementing modern techniques and materials to reduce the space needed for construction of the Wendover Dean viaduct in rural Buckinghamshire.

The government has officially lifted safeguarding directions for land between the West Midlands and Crewe, which had been protected for the construction of High Speed 2 (HS2) Phase 2a.

The Leader of the Opposition Sir Keir Starmer has said that it would be “impossible” to bring HS2 to the North.

People in Balsall Common, a village in the West Midlands, are being asked to vote on designs for a viaduct as part of what HS2 calls its “commitment to inclusive design”.

HS2 main contractor EKFB (Eiffage Kier Ferrovial Bam JV) has commenced sliding sections of deck for the 450m long Wendover Dean viaduct into position, a process that will take a year to complete.