THE bore for the 853 metrelong (0.5 miles) Atlas Road Logistics Tunnel in West London, which will be used to move materials during the construction of the HS2 route eastwards towards Euston, was completed on January 23 after nine months of excavation.
Having begun its journey from Atlas Road in North Acton in spring 2023, prior to its breakthrough into the station box at Old Oak Common, tunnel boring machine (TBM) Lydia removed 62,000 tonnes of London Clay and installed 535 concrete rings to line the tunnel.
Although revised plans for the funding of HS2’s Euston station are still under Department for Transport consideration, work on the design and preparation of the route to the terminus from Old Oak Common is continuing.