A NEW section of a viaduct which will carry high speed trains over the M6 in Birmingham is set to be put in place.
The first 107 metre deck will be slid over the junction 4 slip road on 11th April.
An engineering team is expected to take two days to manoeuvre the 1,250-tonne structure into place.
The slip road will close at 5am for work to begin with a planned reopening at 10pm on 12th April.
It will be positioned parallel to the east deck, which was installed in 2025.
Ian Clarke, HS2 Ltd’s project manager for the M6 works, said: “After safely completing the first viaduct on time, our engineers have wasted no time in forging ahead with the second installation.
“Thanks to the world-class engineering techniques we’re adopting on HS2, we’ve once again been able to reduce the number of temporary closures on the motorway while we carry out these essential works.”