Watch giant HS2 bridge move complete ahead of schedule

HS2 contractor Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) and their bridge specialist Mammoet have moved a 112m long, 1,631 tonne steel structure over a section of Lawley Middleway – part of Birmingham’s ring road, four days ahead of schedule.
The huge span was moved during night-time road closures – moving between 18 and 24 metres every night using a special skidding system – ensuring that the road has remained open during the day.
From the first day of the move on 15 August, the team &