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Construction of Aston Church Road bridge reaches major milestone with successful placement of 84m-long structure

Concrete Connect editor Clare Howcutt-Kelly visits HS2's 185m-long Balsall Common bridge, which used 7,200 cubic metres of concrete and 1,800 tonnes of steel in its construction

HS2 have completed eight-month installation of double composite 3,700 tonne, 450m-long structure

New technique used in the UK for the first time completes first section of HS2's River Tame West Viaducts

83 beams weighing a total of more than 1,500 tonnes installed over 13 consecutive weekends

Structure big enough to accommodate 300 Olympic-sized swimming pools completed

Align JV’s precast factory successfully completed the casting of 1,000 concrete segments for the construction of the Colne Valley Viaduct

Giant piers completed for the 150-metre-long HS2 superstructure which will take high-speed trains in and out of Birmingham

Construction of HS2’s Thame Valley Viaduct passes halfway point, with 44 pre-cast beams in position and 66 piers installed

‘Double composite’ structure uses less carbon-intensive concrete and steel than a more traditional design

HS2 achieves key milestone with over half of the tunnels now completed

New images show first completed sections of viaduct bringing bring high-speed trains into Birmingham’s Curzon Street station

Agreement with BBVS comes after “relentless” campaign leaving SCS only joint HS2 venture without union access agreement

HS2 release pictures and video of 1,100 tonne composite viaduct being moved into place over M42/M6 link roads

HS2 begins foundation works for key road bridge over the new high-speed railway near Brackley

Construction of supporting piers of HS2’s Colne Valley viaduct completed after more than two years of work

HS2 designers and engineers use ‘double composite’ structure to cut carbon on five key viaducts

Armac remove 4,000-tonne bridge over the M42 in just 52 hours for resue and recycling

HS2 continues apprenticeship recruitment drive for National Apprenticeship Week

HS2 lifts first of 72 huge beams at Thame Valley Viaduct

HS2’s innovative Wendover Dean Viaduct enters a critical new stage of construction.

Milestone in North Warwickshire as HS2 completes first span of River Tame West Viaduct

Viaduct is second to have every major element manufactured off-site, saving carbon and simplifying construction

Concrete, the unsung hero of construction

HS2's Wendover Dean Viaduct team completes assembly of first of nine piers to support 450m-long viaduct deck