'We're Using Frying Pan Technology!' HS2 Begins Work on Incredible M6 'Viaduct Slide' Near Birmingham Airport

HS2 M6 viaduct begins sliding process

The first section of the viaduct has been slid into place on the M6, near Birmingham Airport The HS2 M6 viaduct will be 320 metres long, and span across the M6 and M42 link road. The first section was slid into place using material similar to that found on non-stick frying pans. This comes as just one of a recent spree of milestones achieved in the HS2 project. First phase of the HS2 M6 viaduct was completed 11 hours early It took just 29 hours …

Could HS2's route be put to better use?

Flying to Scotland from Southampton on a fine day recently, my eye soon picked up the brown streak across southern central counties that is the route of HS2. Earth works are almost complete, and much concrete poured, but train track and associated paraphernalia are yet to be installed. It will be several years before the existing, cut-back, scheme can be completed. Seeing the route stretching to the horizon, cast my mind back to a piece I wrote …

'We're using frying pan technology!' HS2 begins work on incredible M6 'viaduct slide' near Birmingham Airport

Engineers working on the M6's portion of the HS2 project have started work on a 320-metre-long 'viaduct slide'.

Balfour Beatty VINCI completes slide of the ‘East Deck’ for HS2’s M6 South Viaduct

Balfour Beatty VINCI has successfully slid the first part of a major 320-metre-long viaduct into position that will carry high speed trains across the M6 near Birmingham Airport.The first stage of the project – delivered this weekend – saw the ‘East Deck’ of the M6 South viaduct slid 119m out over a slip road adjacent to the motorway.To reduce disruption for motorists, the viaduct deck is being assembled to one side and slid across the motorway …

HS2: first part of giant viaduct near Birmingham Airport is moved into place

Engineers working for the HS2 project have slid the first part of a major 320-metre-long viaduct into position that will carry high speed trains across the M6 near Birmingham Airport.

Engineers advance HS2 viaduct slide across M6 near Birmingham Airport

Engineers on the High Speed 2 (HS2) project have slid the first segment of a 320m-long viaduct over the M6 motorway, adjacent to Birmingham Airport. The post Engineers advance HS2 viaduct slide across M6 near Birmingham Airport appeared first on New Civil Engineer.