Marston Box Rail Bridge
Marston Box Rail Bridge | |
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| Carries | High Speed 2 |
| Crosses | M42 motorway |
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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
[edit | edit source]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]
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