HS2 contractors claim world’s longest bridge slide near Birmingham

HS2 box bridge slide across the M42 in Warwickshire

UK: HS2 Ltd and contractor Balfour Beatty Vinci completed a milestone in construction of the high speed line on December 24-26 when the Marston Box bridge over the M42 motorway was slid into position northeast of Birmingham.

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