Incredible new £370m UK bridge takes major step forward as it hits amazing milestone

In Birmingham, operation enactment connected the HS2 is good underway (Image: Getty Images)

After overmuch work, the beams connected the HS2 Interchange Station span person yet been installed.

HS2’s Interchange Station successful Solihull has taken a measurement guardant aft a 20-strong squad cautiously lifted 15 colossal span beams into position.

The conception of the presumption was lifted into spot utilizing a 650-tonne crane; these factual beams volition signifier the ground for a roadworthy span which volition instrumentality vehicles implicit the railway.

In total, the beams measurement 565 tonnes and agelong 63.5 metres. The presumption is owed to beryllium implicit successful 2025 with the adjacent signifier of operation acceptable to instrumentality place.

A factual platform volition beryllium placed connected apical of the beams earlier the walls are installed and surfacing enactment tin past statesman to instrumentality place.

To physique the HS2 Interchange Station, the outgo is estimated astatine £370m. Costs for HS2 person fluctuated since it was archetypal announced, with figures good exceeding the archetypal figure.

Last month, the BBC reported that the latest estimation of the wide outgo for the remaining Birmingham to London agelong is betwixt £45 cardinal and £54 billion.

The presumption is owed to beryllium a large transportation constituent for the caller high-speed trains which volition link Birmingham and London successful the quickest clip imaginable by rail.

Construction enactment for the HS2 has been ongoing since 2020 (Image: Getty Images)

This major development shows the advancement towards the completion of the caller span is present being made.

Ailsa Waygood, HS2 Ltd’s Project Client for Interchange Station, said: "We’re precise arrogant to people this engineering milestone and I’d similar to convey everyone progressive for delivering the cognition safely and precisely during peculiarly challenging upwind conditions.

"As we attack a caller signifier of construction, we are excited to bring our plans for Interchange Station to life.

"Interchange volition beryllium transformational for the Midlands, providing caller jobs and proviso concatenation opportunities, and becoming 1 of the best-connected transport hubs successful the UK."