Timelapse footage captures HS2 bridge move

Timelapse video has captured how an HS2 bridge was moved into place in Birmingham.

The 112m structure was moved carefully over four nights using a special skidding system.

It forms part of a mile-long stretch of five viaducts on the approach to the new Curzon Street station.

A section of Lawley Middleway from Garrison Circus to Curzon Circus was closed overnight as the 1,631-tonne steel structure was moved into place by engineers.

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21 August 2025

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