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BBC News
5 days ago
- Automotive
- BBC News
Overnight Birmingham road closures as HS2 bridge is moved
Part of Birmingham's ring road will close overnight for 10 days so a huge bridge can be moved into place as part of the HS2 rail 112m (367ft) steel bridge weighs more than 1,600 tonnes and the section will form part of a one-mile stretch of five connected viaducts, to carry trains into Curzon Street Station, an HS2 spokesperson said.A section of Lawley Middleway from Garrison Circus to Curzon Circus will shut between 22:00 and 06:00 BST from 15-24 August.A signed diversion route will be in place, which the spokesperson said would avoid drivers having to enter the Birmingham Clean Air Zone. The steel span of the bridge has been constructed on land next to Digbeth Canal over the past two years and will need two transporters to bring it to the Friday, it will be turned 90 degrees and then, over the coming days until 23 August, slowly moved into position across Lawley Middleway, the HS2 spokesperson keep disruption to drivers as low as possible, it will be moved overnight at a rate of about 12m (39ft) each night. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
08-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Birmingham HS2's Curzon Street Station revised plans approved
Plans for the revised design of Birmingham's flagship HS2 railway station have been to Curzon Street Station's development include a change from timber to aluminium in the roof because of more stringent fire safety standards, while the eastern concourse has also been re-planned.A combination of factors were involved with the modifications, including value for money, technical complexities and engineering constraints, a city council officer's report plans were approved by the planning committee after considering the report. The station would display "high quality architecture", the report of the planning committee Labour councillor Lee Marsham, who represents Nechells, said he thought HS2 could be a key part of the tram extension to the proposed new stadium and sports quarter for Birmingham City FC. 'Can we get on with this?' Erdington Conservative councillor Gareth Moore said he supported the application, but expressed frustration at progress made so stated: "I suppose my only key ask is, 'Can we get on with this?'."Labour councillor David Barker, who represents Brandwood and Kings Heath, said: "Happy to approve it. I would like to see the further parts of this project brought forward as soon as possible." Construction work on the station began in January last despite progress being made on the design, new HS2 Ltd CEO Mark Wild recently confirmed a "reset of the programme" was needed, including a review of the project's cost and Wild recently said construction had been "harder than we would have thought"."So a combination of factors of getting a little bit behind and also the complexity to come means we need to reset the programme," he explained."The good news is that this is all completely solvable and I'm very, very confident."Asked whether the aim was for trains to run between 2029 and 2033, as previously suggested, Mr Wild responded: "We're so far into the civil engineering now, it's time to reset – as frustrating as it is, that will take me the rest of this year to do."Standing here, I don't really have an answer – I'm just going to do the work."We aim by the end of this calendar year to have firm advice about the time". This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
