Incredible new UK viaduct slid into place - 4,200 tons of concrete

Incredible new UK viaduct slid into place - 4,200 tons of concreteA huge viaduct weighing 4,200 tonnes has been slid into position. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Ciaran McGrath, Senior News Reporter 14:13, Tue, Jun 2, 2026 Updated: 14:17, Tue, Jun 2, 2026 HS2: Curzon 2 viaduct installed over existing line in Birmingham window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=121566&vp_content=embed948efaluyhkx&playerApiId=v1121566',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',containerId:'ovp-primis1',title:'Primis player 1',onload:()=>{window.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',function(e){if(e.detail.playerApiId==='v1121566'){const primisPlayer=e.detail;const container=document.getElementById('ovp-primis1');primisPlayer.addEventListener('videoStart',function(val){container.removeAttribute('style');container.classList.add('started');container.parentElement.querySelector('h3.primis-title').textContent=val.title})}})}}) A huge HS2 viaduct weighing 4,200 tonnes has been slid into position above one of Birmingham’s busiest railway lines in a major milestone for Britain’s new high-speed rail network. Passengers were thanked for their patience after the Cross City line between Birmingham New Street and Lichfield Trent Valley was closed for three days to allow engineers to install the massive Curzon 2 viaduct near the site of the future Birmingham Curzon Street station.Rail services resumed on Monday morning after the closure from May 29 to May 31 enabled crews to carry out the complex operation. New drone footage released by HS2 shows the scale of the engineering project, with trains running beneath the structure after services restarted. The 150-metre-long viaduct will eventually carry HS2 trains into Birmingham city centre, crossing over the existing railway between Duddeston and Birmingham New Street. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Morrisons confirms...