Balfour Beatty VINCI completes HS2's second M6 viaduct deck
Corrected on 27 October 2026. See our corrections.
Balfour Beatty VINCI launched the final section of the west deck of HS2's second viaduct over the M6 near Chelmsley Wood on 24 October, pushing the deck 76 metres in a nine-hour operation. The M6 stayed open, though the M42 to M6 link road was closed as a safety zone. The viaduct weighs 4,750 tonnes, and HS2 says both M6 South viaducts are now structurally complete. Weekend closures from 30 October to 2 November are for parapet work on the Water Orton viaduct over the M42, which strong winds had delayed.
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