by David Lavender | 28th April 2026 | News Article
HS2 engineers are ready to start a major construction programme in Saltley, two miles northeast of Birmingham city centre, to facilitate the arrival of new high-speed rail services. Saltley Viaduct, which spans a 183-metre section of the B4114, will close to vehicles...
by David Lavender | 17th April 2026 | News Article
HS2 engineers have begun installing a dedicated cycle bridge that will connect the Offchurch Greenway in Warwickshire to Route 41 of the national cycle network. The new bridge will complement HS2’s earlier programme of work, completed in October 2025, which saw the...
by David Lavender | 26th March 2026 | News Article
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...
by David Lavender | 11th March 2026 | News Article
The last of more than 2,700 enormous deck segments for HS2’s Delta junction – a complex triangular network of viaducts outside Birmingham – has been manufactured at a purpose-built factory. The deck segments – each weighing up to 85 tonnes – were made at a temporary...
by David Lavender | 9th March 2026 | News Article
A 1.5-mile section of the Grand Union Canal, owned by the charity Canal & River Trust, has reopened to the public – seven days ahead of schedule – after HS2 engineers successfully launched a 130-metre-long steel bridge into position over the canal. The...
