Locals say life is ‘horrendous’ after village cut in half by 700m HS2 tunnel

The construction sire for the tunnel is truly a scar on the landscape (Picture: SWNS)‘What they have done is heartbreaking, people here have had their lives ruined.’Those are the words of Karen Blake, a mum who moved to the village of Burton Green for a quieter life only to find out it would become a building site for years.The Warwickshire village has been completely split in half by construction work to build a tunnel for HS2.The tunnel, which is about 70% complete, is supposed to