HS2 completes M42 bridge lifts during weekend closure
HS2 engineers have lifted the last of six enormous viaduct spans that will carry high speed trains over the M42 in the West Midlands, during a weekend closure of the motorway. The complex multi-stage operation at the Water Orton viaduct site was completed in the early hours of Monday 21 September, with the motorway reopening […]
Birmingham: M42 to close next weekend for HS2 building work
The M42 will be closed next weekend between Junctions 6 and 9 for planned HS2 works – and National Highways is taking the opportunity to demolish an ageing bridge, as Highways News reported last month. The closure is expected to cause disruption for commuters and drivers travelling to Birmingham Airport, Birmingham International station and the […]
HS2 completes major A43 works during weekend closures
The construction of a bridge that will allow high speed trains to pass under the busy A43 near Brackley took a major step forward over the weekend with completion of a complex multi-stage realignment of the dual carriageway. The A43 – which links Oxford, Brackley and Northampton – is a vital route, providing access to Silverstone and connections […]
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 […]