Water Orton Viaducts

The Water Orton viaducts, located east of the M42 and Lichfield Road, are two viaducts that will hold around 1.4km of new HS2 track over the River Tame and a network of existing transport links, including the Birmingham-Peterborough line, running between Water Orton and Coleshill Parkway Stations.

The viaducts form a small park of the Delta Junction – a huge triangular intersection being built to the east of Birmingham, designed to carry HS2 services to and from Birmingham, as well as connecting to the mainline heading north and south.

Viaducts construction

The Water Orton viaducts will be 20 metres high at their highest point and held up by a series of 32 giant piers (supportive columns). The deck segments will be produced at a nearby outdoor purpose-built factory near Lea Marston. The segments will be transported to site using haul roads to reduce impacts on local roads.

The viaduct spans will be built by raising each segment from a temporary suspension tower erected on top of each pier. When each span is complete, the suspension tower will be disassembled and moved further along the viaduct to build the next span.

Viaducts design

Following public consultation new designs for the two Water Orton Viaducts have been revealed, including new landscaped areas that will provide green public spaces and wildlife habitats.