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HS2 has completed a ‘marathon’ construction operation at Streethay near Lichfield as part of an innovative project to pave the way for Britain’s new high-speed line.
The operation - which utilised the latest low-carbon design - involved excavating 14,000 tonnes of earth, building a 140 metre retaining wall and moving a 2,600 tonne bridge deck 130 metres into place under the South Staffordshire freight railway.
The work was carried out during a 10 week blockade. It was completed by HS2’s civils contractor in the West Midlands, Balfour Beatty VINCI, and designers Mott MacDonald as part of a Design Joint Venture with SYSTRA (MMSDJV), together with teams from 18 specialist supply chain companies.
At the end of July, the 2,600 tonne bridge deck, which had been cast on land adjacent to the railway was moved 130 metres into position using self-propelled modular transporters. Since then, each side of the bridge was backfilled, the rail tracks were reinstated, with the railway line was successfully handed back to Network Rail on Wednesday 16 August and now reopened.
The 25 metres long and 18 metres wide Streethay overbridge sits within HS2’s Streethay cutting and will enable HS2 trains to travel under the existing railway between Birmingham and Crewe. Through design development, Mott MacDonald engineers were able to reduce the total length of wall structures for the railway at Streethay from 1.6 kilometres to 420 metres, meaning 80% less concrete is needed - saving around 420,000 tonnes of carbon, supporting HS2’s ambition to cut carbon on the project.
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[@SJR_Media_Group]

Amazing drone footage... can really see the extreme care to contain erosion and runoff into catch ponds... years ago this wouldn't be taken into account... everyone suffered because of this...

[@Midlandstrainspotter]

Awsome footage just be carful putting HS2 in the titles at the moment due to flying over HS2 sites regardless to drone weight are currently prohibited by law due to a temporary order put in place by the courts

[@paulcgburrows7267]

They can no rules broken the caa govern my flights.

[@GJChurchward]

It might be a typo - but in your description text you say the line was handed back to NR on 16 August? Also you speak about the existing railway between Birmingham and Crewe. This stretch of the WCML bypasses the West Midlands, and goes nowhere near Birmingham. Perhaps you meant the existing railway between Rugby and Crewe.

[@paulcgburrows7267]

Yes unfortunately pasted from hs2 site might be out dated

[@GJChurchward]

@@paulcgburrows7267 There are two overbridges shown in the clip. At 1:28 the bridge carrying the South Staffordshire line is centre screen. At the end, the bridge carrying the WCML is in the distance. I pass Streethay by road frequently. I wish they would get a move on with the A38 crossing!

[@Jamie92208]

The A38 crossing does seem to be getting on with a diversion of one carriageway almost complete to allow construction of an underpass. The two ends of the underpass appear to be complete.

[@GJChurchward]

@@Jamie92208 I passed Streethay again last night. They seem to have done a lot since the last time I was there, about 2 weeks ago I think.

[@peterwilliamallen1063]

Lichfield is not Birmingham there is about 20 miles between the two Cities Lichfield being a ver ancient City in it's own right