{"id":105512,"date":"2022-02-10T16:36:24","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T16:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=105512"},"modified":"2022-03-16T12:20:06","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T12:20:06","slug":"uks-longest-railway-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/uks-longest-railway-bridge\/105512\/","title":{"rendered":"HS2 opens new factory as work begins on UK’s longest railway bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"

HS2 began production of 1,000 huge concrete segments this week as the construction effort intensifies on the UK’s longest railway bridge<\/h2>\n

Work on the UK\u2019s longest railway bridge was ramped up this week as HS2<\/a> began producing the enormous concrete segments that will form the deck of the Colne Valley Viaduct<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The viaduct will form part of the HS2 project<\/a> and carry high-speed trains for 2.1 miles (3.4km) across a series of lakes and waterways just outside London.<\/p>\n

It has been designed to improve rail links between London, Birmingham and North whilst boosting the economy and providing a low carbon alternative<\/a> to car and air travel.<\/p>\n

The enormous deck segments weighing up to 140 tonnes. Currently, they are being produced at a temporary factory built specifically for the HS2 railway bridge project.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The new factory is also huge – stretching 100m and with an internal volume of105,000 cubic metres it is larger than the Royal Albert Hall. The facility can be seen from the M25.<\/p>\n