The 92-metre-long bridge in Stechford is being constructed as part of an £85m mission to enable planned HS2 tracks to pass underneath existing Community Rail traces.
Last weekend, over the Could perchance perchance Day monetary institution vacation, an frail railway viaduct on the Stechford to Aston freight line above became demolished ready for the original structure to be pushed into save this coming weekend (7-8th Could perchance perchance).
The original 2,600-tonne structure, known as the SAS 13 bridge, has been assembled offline by contractor Skanska over the final 22 months in a compound alongside existing railway traces.
This weekend 18 self-propelled modular transporters (SPMT) will raise the bridge into save earlier than tracks are re-laid. Trains are expected to initiating operating as soon as more on Monday 23rd Could perchance perchance.
A sequence of instant video clips had been produced by Skanska and Community Rail to repeat work so a ways and as an example the installation arrangement.
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