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UPDATED – Notice of road closure of the westbound carriageway on the M42/M6 link road

Work item: HS2-MW-BBV-Ph1-Ar-No-N1-Traf-02-15/08/2024

Work Item Summary

Project Phase
Phase 1
Region
Birmingham, West Midlands
Location
M42/M6 link road
Worksite Name
M42/M6 Link road
Contractor
BBV JV
Type of works
Overnight road closure
Estimated Start Date
21/10/2024
Estimated End Date
08/11/2024

What we are doing

Throughout 2023 we constructed the piers and abutments for the M42/M6 link road viaducts. These are two 158m long composite viaducts that will carry the HS2 line over the M42/M6 motorway link road. Over five weekends during 2024 the two viaducts were successfully positioned over both link roads. Most of the preparation work was completed off-line to minimise disruption, where possible, on the live road network.

The road closures will be in place to access the central reservation to cast part of the deck of the structure.

The overnight closures of the westbound carriageway will be for five consecutive nights from Monday 21 October to
Saturday 26 October and an additional night on Friday 8 November. The closures will be in place from 9pm to 5am each night.

The closure will be in place from the M42 southbound at junction 8 to the M6 northbound at junction 4a. This work is subject to consent with National Highways.

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If you have a question about HS2 or our works, please contact our HS2 Helpdesk team on 08081 434 434 or email [email protected]