Completion of Major Stage in HS2 Tunnel Construction Allows Nearby Road to Reopen

HS2 | Realignment of A361 over Chipping Warden green tunnel completed

Work on one of High Speed 2’s (HS2’s) longest shallow “green tunnels” took a visible step forward this week after a short realignment of the A361 was completed above the structure near Chipping Warden in West Northamptonshire. The post HS2 | Realignment of A361 over Chipping Warden green tunnel completed appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Road over HS2 Chipping Warden tunnel re-aligned and reopened

The tunnel is one of the longest ‘cut-and-cover’ tunnels on the project, and required work to be done on a section of the A361 The HS2 Chipping Warden tunnel will stretch for 2.5km, and has reached a milestone with the reopening of the A361 carriageway over the top of the tunnel. This marks the completion of the section of cutting (the process of creating the tunnel and placing earth back on top) that disturbed and required adjustment to the A36…

Completion of major stage in HS2 tunnel construction allows nearby road to reopen

The A361 road in Northamptonshire has reopened following completion of a major stage in the construction of a tunnel for the new HS2 railway line.