Marston Box Rail Bridge
Bridge
52°32′51″N 1°43′05″W / 52.5475°N 1.7181°W / 52.5475; -1.7181
Marston Box Rail Bridge is a railway bridge currently under construction in the United Kingdom. Once complete, it will carry High Speed 2 over the M42 motorway.
History
In November 2021, it was announced that the bridge would be installed using the box slide method to minimise disruption to the motorway.[1]
The M42 was closed between junctions nine and ten from 24 December to 31 December 2021 for preparatory works.[2]
In December 2022 the bridge deck was slid 165 metres (541 feet) into place over a period of forty hours.[3] To allow the work to take place the southbound carriageway was closed on 23 December and the northbound carriageway was closed on 24 December. Both directions were reopened on 1 January 2023, two days ahead of schedule.[4][5]
References
- ^ "HS2 bridge builders choose box slide method". www.theconstructionindex.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "M42 shuts over Christmas for HS2 bridge preparation". BBC News. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "World's longest box bridge slide on HS2". Construction Enquirer. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Patel, Asha; Moody, Jenny (17 December 2022). "M42 near Ashby to close over Christmas break for HS2 bridge to be installed". burtonmail. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Marston Box Rail Bridge". HS2. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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High Speed 2
- Aston Church Road Overbridge
- Automated people mover
- Balsall Common Viaduct
- Chiltern tunnel
- Colne Valley Viaduct
- Euston tunnel
- Marston Box Rail Bridge
- Northolt tunnel
- Rolling stock
- Thame Valley Viaduct
- Washwood Heath depot
- Willesden Logistics Hub
- Wendover Dean Viaduct
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