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• 5,600 tonne bridge moved under the Coventry to Leamington railway 27 hours ahead of schedule
• This is the third giant bridge move in two weeks as HS2’s construction ramps up in the West Midlands
• Over 500 people delivered the three bridge operations, part of the 9,000 workforce building HS2 in the region
• Timelapse footage shows the 5.5 hour operation and photos here

• Giant 6,200 tonne single span bridge structure driven into place under the West Coast Main Line

• Huge engineering feat is the next big milestone for HS2 in the West Midlands

• View and embed time-lapse footage of the 840 wheel transporter carrying out the 2 hour operation: https://youtu.be/ZCVEGw2tsjs

• View and download photos here.

• Production of nearly 3,000 viaduct segments has begun at HS2’s purpose-built open-air factory in Kingsbury, Warwickshire

• The segments will be used to build a network of 9 viaducts in the West Midlands

• Around 1,000 people are employed on the 55,000 square metre site

• Video explaining more about the operation here https://youtu.be/TemNzujmDRs and photos here 

• The 125 metres long, 1,600 tonne tunnel boring machine will build HS2’s Bromford Tunnel in the West Midlands
• The name of the TBM was revealed as ‘Mary Ann’ – the real name of famous author George Eliot, born in Nuneaton, North Warwickshire
• The 3.5 mile tunnel will take high speed trains between Water Orton and Washwood Heath on their approach to Curzon Street Station in Birmingham
• Link to photos: HS2 News and Information - Media gallery

• HS2 has been granted Schedule 17 consent by Birmingham City Council for a 150-metre-long superstructure which will carry high speed trains into the city’s new Curzon Street Station.
• The iconic curved truss bridge will include a vibrant public light artwork as a striking addition to the city’s skyline.
• CGI images here: https://mediacentre.hs2.org.uk/resources/f/construction/birmingham-viaducts/curzon-viaduct-no-2