HS2 contractors begin work on UK’s longest rail viaduct
1/4 HS2 Colne Valley viaduct
2/4 HS2 Colne Valley viaduct
3/4 HS2 Colne Valley viaduct
4/4 HS2 Colne Valley viaduct
HS2 Ltd’s main works contractor Align JV – made up of Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine, and VolkerFitzpatrick – has begun work on the UK’s longest rail viaduct.
The JV has begun boring work for almost 300 piles that will form the foundations for the Colne Valley Viaduct.
Architecturally designed by Grimshaw Architects, the 3.4km will become the UK’s longest rail viaduct; almost 1km longer than the Forth Rail Bridge.
The viaduct itself will carry the railway around 10m above the surface of the River Colne, Grand Union Canal and nearby lakes.
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