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Concrete poured at night for Birmingham HS2 viaduct

Once completed, it will allow trains on the high-speed rail line access to Curzon Street Station.

Images have been released showing building progress on the viaduct to bring high-speed trains into Birmingham's Curzon Street station.

Concrete has been poured to create the first two 90m (295ft) "deck" structures, and construction of two further sections running alongside them was advanced, HS2 said.

The concrete, more than 2,000 cubic metres, was delivered and poured during night-time operations to minimise the impact on roads.

In total, over 11,000 cubic metres of concrete will need to be poured to complete the whole 300m (984ft)-long viaduct.

A total of 26 "piers" - up to 6m (20ft) tall and supporting the flat sections - have also been built, and four large "steel tripods" are being constructed to carry the viaduct over Digbeth Canal.

Next summer, the span over the canal will be completed.

HS2 stated there had been "huge progress", and work on Curzon Street station would start next year.

HS2 First concrete pour for Curzon 3 viaduct decksHS2
More than 2,000 cubic metres of concrete have been poured to create the first two 90m (295ft) flat deck structures
HS2 SiteHS2
Above the flat deck structures on the photo is the 19th Century Curzon Street station building. The new station will be in the same area
HS2 Deck structuresHS2
The four flat structures, where work has taken place, will carry seven tracks in total
HS2 CGI of piers and deck sectionsHS2
All 26 piers, Y-shaped structures underneath flat sections, have been constructed for the entire 300m (984ft) long viaduct (CGI above)
HS2 CGI of steel tripodsHS2
This CGI image illustrates four yellow huge steel tripods that are being constructed to support the viaduct over Digbeth Canal

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