{"id":526645,"date":"2025-08-11T09:52:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/?p=526645"},"modified":"2025-08-11T09:52:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:52:04","slug":"hs2-bridge-move-underway-in-birmingham-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/civils\/hs2-bridge-move-underway-in-birmingham-this-week-11-08-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"HS2 bridge move underway in Birmingham this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-5\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pt-12 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"user\" data-message-id=\"9add67ff-d9fe-48fd-bb85-1dd53f5468bd\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden items-end rtl:items-start\">\n<div class=\"relative max-w-[var(--user-chat-width,70%)] bg-token-message-surface rounded-3xl px-5 py-2.5\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"e1c08d44-2166-4684-8b45-2618269df73b\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"7e37c09a-e7eb-4213-8627-2e945a0dd4b0\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 1,631-tonne HS2 bridge is being moved into place over Lawley Middleway in Birmingham this week, marking a key milestone in the rail link\u2019s approach to Curzon Street station.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HS2\u2019s main works contractor in the Midlands, the Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) joint venture, is delivering the operation with specialist bridge-move contractor Mammoet. The 112-metre-long steel span, built over the past two years on land beside Digbeth Canal, will form part of a one-mile stretch of five connected viaducts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On 15 August, Mammoet began rotating the structure 90 degrees using self-propelled modular transporters [SPMTs].<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between 16 and 23 August, a skidding system with a jacking push-pull mechanism is being used alongside the transporters to slide the span into position over the ring road \u2013 a first for BBV on HS2.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The move is taking place during overnight closures from 10pm to 6am, with the bridge shifting about 12 metres each night. Lawley Middleway is due to fully reopen at 6am on 24 August.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greg Sugden, HS2 head of delivery for the Curzon Approaches stretch of the line, said: \u201cThe team have worked hard to get us ready for yet another significant feat of engineering, marking a further step forward in the construction of the high-speed railway into Birmingham.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Curzon Approaches is a complex and challenging section, with the railway being carefully designed and constructed through an urban landscape and network of roads, railways and canals.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BBV project manager Georgios Markakis said: \u201cThis operation is a first for BBV, combining SPMTs and a skidding system to lift, rotate and move this giant structure into place.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWork is progressing well on this whole section of the Curzon Approaches, delivered by a team of more than 250 people, including steel welders, steel fixers, joiners and engineering apprentices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cImportantly, we\u2019ve worked closely with Transport for West Midlands and Birmingham City Council to plan the operation during the low-traffic holiday period and keep the road open during the day, minimising disruption to road users.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The structure will connect to other new viaducts \u2013 Duddeston Junction, Curzon 1, Curzon 2 and Curzon 3 \u2013 carrying high-speed trains from the west portal of the Bromford Tunnel into the city centre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Source:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mediacentre.hs2.org.uk\/news\/giant-hs2-bridge-ready-to-be-moved-into-place-in-central-birmingham\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HS2 press release<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 1,631-tonne HS2 bridge is being moved into place over Lawley Middleway in Birmingham this week, marking a key milestone in the rail link\u2019s approach to Curzon Street station. 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