Continuing our slide presentation “WHAT IS PLANNED”, Part Two is a summary description of the construction of the tunnel, spoil and what happens to the spoil based on information presented to the Examination.  Scroll through the slides below.

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Video of slide show available below

Missed Part One?  Catch up here: Part One The Components 

Credits, references and sources

Image credits: Images have been based on material published by Highways England unless stated otherwise.  Some labels have been added for clarification.

• Environmental Statement Chapter 2: The scheme – Highways England, October 2018
• Environmental Statement Chapter 2: Figure 2.7 Construction layout  – Highways England, October 2018
• Examining Authority’s Report of Findings and Conclusions and Recommendation to the Secretary of State for Transport – Planning Inspectorate, 2 January 2020
• HS2 Launches its first TBM as tunnelling begins in the Chilterns – New Civil Engineer, 13 May 2021
• Work begins boring first HS2 tunnel under Chiltern Hills – The Guardian, 13 May 2021
• HS2 high-speed rail project begins underground tunnel – BBC News, 13 May 2021
• APP-040 6.2 Environmental statement Ch 2 – The proposed scheme. paras: 2.3.17-2.3.18, 2.4.8 , 2.4.1 – 2.4.3, 2.4.12 – 2.4.14, 2.4.17 – 2.4.20, and 2.4.52 to 2.4.56,   – Highways England, October 2018
• APP-285  6.3 Environmental statement Appendices. Appendix 12.1 – Tunnel arisings management strategy para.1.1.3 and para.3.3.12- 3.3.14 – Highways England, 2018
• Ibid – Appendix A, Traffic movements – Highways England, 2018
• Ibid – Appendix 12.1 – Tunnel arisings management strategy Table 3.3 and para.3.3.2 – Highways England, 2018
• History of Silbury Hill – English Heritage, accessed May 2021
• Research News – Winter 2008-09, p5 – Historic England (formerly English Heritage)
• APP-046 6.1 Environmental statement Chapter 8 – Biodiversity,  8.9.54 to 8.9.57– Highways England, 2018
• REP7-011 A303 Amesbury to Berwick Down 8 Deadline 7 8.6(1) – Statement of Common Ground p.8, Table 3.1, Issue ref. 3.6 – Natural England, 2019
• APP-046 6l1 Environmental statement CH 8 – Biodiversity 8.8.14-21 – Highways England, 2018
• REP2a-005 Council for British Archaeology, Deadline 2a Submission – Supplementary observations arising from material deposited for Deadlines 1 & 2 Part A – Archaeological survey reports and draft mitigation strategy, pp. 13-14 – Council for British Archaeology, 2019

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