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HS2 'green tunnel' reaches halfway stage with breakthrough due to join key segments


27/11/2024 in News

Drone photo showing construction work of the HS2 Burton Green 'green tunnel'. HS2 LTD.

Two key segments of a new HS2 ‘green tunnel’ that uses a short alignment of a disused railway are set to be joined for the first time.




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