HS2 bosses hail 'highlight' of 2025 - moving Birmingham's biggest bridge in one night
HS2 bosses hailed the successful overnight move of Birmingham's biggest bridge as a 2025 highlight, marking a significant milestone for the project.
The organisation shared on X that their top achievement for 2025 was the overnight move of a giant bridge over a ring road in Birmingham.
This was the completion of when a team of specialist HS2 engineers moved a 112m long, 1,631 tonne steel structure over a section of Lawley Middleway in August 2025.
On reflection, HS2 has said that this was a key ‘highlight’ for the project.
On X, HS2 shared: ‘Our #1 highlight of 2025 - The massive 1,631-tonne steel bridge move over Lawley Middleway in Birmingham The 112-metre-long structure is the first piece of the one-mile stretch of viaducts that will carry high-speed trains into Birmingham Curzon Street Station. Using innovative night-time operations, we minimised disruption and finished the work 4 days ahead of schedule.’