Big dig starts on HS2’s two longest cuttings

Work has started on two of the longest cuttings for the HS2 project as muck shifters take on the enormous task of removing the equivalent of more than twenty Royal Albert Hall’s worth of rock and earth.
Construction of the two cuttings is being led by HS2’s main works contractor, EKFB – a joint venture between Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall.
The 2.5-mile Barton Hartshorn to Mixbury cutting, near Brackley, will be the project’s longest cutting with 1