HS2’s modular bridge installed in less than two days

By Jordan Marshall2020-08-10T10:53:00

Scheme is the first permanent structure to be delivered for HS2

A joint venture between Laing O’Rourke and Murphy has completed the installation of a 65m modular bridge over a Midlands motorway.

The bridge, which spans the width of the M42, was installed in just two days and ahead of schedule as the motorway reopened 22 hours earlier than planned yesterday (Sunday).

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