BBV gears up for big HS2 viaduct slide over M6

Balfour Beatty Vinci has hit a major milestone on HS2, completing the first stretch of steelwork for twin viaducts to be slid over the M6 near Birmingham Airport.
The 320m-long viaducts are being built to one side of the motorway before being slid into position during a series of weekend closures to minimise disruption.
The first double box steel structure is set for its first 119m launch over a slip road during the weekend of 7/8 June.
Strand jacks will be used to push the decks forward at a sp