INFRASTRUCTURE

HS2 celebrates as longest tunnels reach halfway point

Major UK rail infrastructure project sees twin TBM reach halfway point under Chiltern hills

 ‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’, the two TBM excavating the HS2 high speed rail project’s longest tunnels, have passed the halfway point on their 10-mile journey under the Chilterns in the UK

‘Florence’ and ‘Cecilia’, the two TBM excavating the HS2 high speed rail project’s longest tunnels, have passed the halfway point on their 10-mile journey under the Chilterns in the UK

The 2000t machines have spent the last 18 months excavating the twin tunnels between the M25 and South Heath in Buckinghamshire that will help protect the environment while improving connections between...

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