VolkerFitzpatrick lands £59m viaduct job

VolkerFitzpatrick has won a £59m contract from Birmingham City Council to strengthen and refurbish the A38(M) Tame Valley Viaduct.
The 620m long composite viaduct, which forms the northern end of the A38(M) Aston Expressway near ‘Spaghetti Junction’, has started to show signs of deterioration having been built in the early 1970s.
Works will start this month to strengthen the viaduct’s superstructure with steel plates secured in position using a combination of welding and