Tunnelling begins on HS2 Euston job as scheme’s boss states line is ‘on the right path’

By Tom Lowe2026-01-28T13:16:00

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Skanska, Costain and Strabag JV starts 4.5-mile journey from Old Oak Common two-and-a-half years after scheme was paused

The first of two tunnel boring machines building HS2’s approach to Euston station has started operations, nearly three years after the job was paused due to spiralling costs.

Rishi Sunak put the scheme being delivered by a joint venture between Skanska, Costain and Strabag (SCS) on hold in 2023 after around £2bn had already been sunk into the project.

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