Road Realignment Allows Work to Continue on Constructing HS2 Green Tunnel

Road realignment allows work to continue on constructing HS2 green tunnel

The B4525 road near Greatworth in Northamptonshire has been realigned to enable construction of the next stage of the longest green tunnel on HS2.

HS2 weathers the challenges of green tunnel works

EKFB has faced – and overcome – a plethora of problems while constructing a pair of tunnels for HS2 in Northamptonshire The post HS2 weathers the challenges of green tunnel works appeared first on Construction News.

Work begins on next phase of HS2’s longest ‘green tunnel’ after road realigned

Work to extend HS2’s longest cut-and-cover “green tunnel” has stepped up after engineers realigned a local road to free space for further excavations near Greatworth, West Northamptonshire. The post Work begins on next phase of HS2’s longest ‘green tunnel’ after road realigned appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Work moves forward on HS2’s longest green tunnel

The realignment of the B4525 allows the excavation of the Greatworth tunnel, HS2’s longest cut-and-cover tunnel, to continue at pace The tunnel will stretch for 2.7km, making this HS2’s longest green tunnel, created using the ‘cut-and-cover’ method, which places soil back on top of the tunnel to blend it into the surrounding countryside. The first kilometre of the tunnel has already been assembled, and work can now start on the next stage. The t…