Research shows “staggering impact” of traffic jams caused by HS2 works
Construction of the HS2 high-speed rail network has already caused some 200 million hours of traffic jams, according to Daily Telegraph analysis. The figure will continue to grow until the delayed, over-budget project is scheduled to be completed in the early 2040s. Data from the Department for Transport (DfT) shows drivers have had to endure more than […]
HS2 installing beams on M42 ‘twin box’ structure
HS2 engineers are set to start the installation process of the roof beams on a new box structure that will span both carriageways of the M42 near Solihull. Once complete, vehicles will drive through the 300-metre-long ‘twin box’, while trains travel above. The installation follows the successful completion of two supporting walls – constructed on […]
HS2 set to install two viaducts over M42/M6 Toll
HS2’s complex civil engineering programme will shift up a gear this summer, as it prepares to deliver its biggest programme of work yet over the motorway network. The construction schedule, which starts later this month will see three huge structures built over busy sections of the M42 and M6 in the West Midlands. This will include […]
HS2 viaducts to be installed over M6 and M42 in major milestone
HS2’s complex civil engineering programme will shift up a gear this summer, as it prepares to deliver its biggest programme of work yet over the motorway network. The construction schedule, which starts in June, will see three huge structures built over busy sections of the M42 and M6 in the West Midlands. In one operation, a twin box will […]
HS2: Work begins on new Warwickshire Active Travel bridge
Engineers have begun installing a new cycle bridge as part of HS2 construction works. Once completed, it would connect the Offchurch Greenway in Warwickshire to Route 41, of the national cycle network, HS2 Ltd said. According to the BBC, the new bridge is expected to open in September and would also keep cyclists and pedestrians away from […]
HS2: Second M6 viaduct ready for placement
Engineers working on the West Midlands section of the HS2 network are getting ready to launch the second viaduct over the M6 near Chelmsley Wood. The west deck of the M6 South viaduct, which will carry high speed trains towards Birmingham, is being assembled in four sections. The first 107 metre section will be slid […]
HS2 cuts traffic delays with innovative M6 bridge slide
Engineers working for the HS2 project claimed a UK-first over the weekend when they successfully slid an enormous 4,600-tonne viaduct across the M6 without closing the motorway – significantly reducing disruption to drivers. The 17 hour-long operation was the culmination of an epic three-stage process to assemble and install the 315-metre East deck of the […]
HS2: Giant bridge set to be moved into place in central Birmingham
A specialist HS2 engineering team is preparing to move a 112m long, 1,631 tonne steel structure over a section of Lawley Middleway, part of Birmingham’s ring road. The operation will be delivered by HS2’s main works contractor in the Midlands, Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) and their bridge move contractor Mammoet. Rather than building the bridge […]
Birmingham: HS2 prepares for first M6 viaduct slide
The construction of two parallel viaducts that will carry HS2 trains over the M6 near Birmingham Airport has taken a major step forward, with the first section of structural steelwork now complete. To reduce disruption for motorists, the twin 320-metre-long M6 South viaducts are being assembled to one side and will be slid over the […]
HS2 beam lift progress for Brackley’s A43 bridge
The construction of a bridge that will allow high speed trains to pass under the busy A43 near Brackley has taken a major step forward with the structure’s enormous steel beams lifted into position during a series of three weekend closures. The A43 – which links Oxford, Brackley and Northampton – is a vital route, […]