The structure is 56 meters long and 19 meters wide. It will allow the new high-speed railway to pass under the busy existing railway line. It will make up part of the route between Birmingham Curzon Street Station<\/a> and Crewe.<\/p>\n Over the past six months, a concrete structure weighing 6,200 tonnes was assembled next to the West Coast Main Line (WCML). It has now been carefully moved into position using self-propelled modular transporters.<\/p>\n These transporters, equipped with 840 wheels and four carrier beams, are specially designed for handling extremely heavy loads. The entire process was controlled remotely using a steering system.<\/p>\n The team spent two days removing the railway track and digging out an additional 15,000 cubic meters of material to create enough space for the structure.<\/p>\n The bridge drive is one of several important milestones for HS2 in the West Midlands. These include the completion of a one-mile twin-bore tunnel beneath Long Itchington Wood and the beginning production for 3,000 viaduct segments in Warwickshire.<\/p>\n \u201cThis huge feat of engineering – the UK\u2019s heaviest single-span bridge drive – is our latest big milestone as we approach peak construction on Phase One of HS2,\u201d said Caroline Warrington, senior project manager at HS2 Ltd.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re making fantastic progress on this section of the route, with over 9,000 people working on the project in the Midlands and over 29,500 on the whole project, providing a vital boost for British businesses and jobs,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n Around 300 Balfour Beatty workers were involved in the bridge drive project.<\/p>\n 200 people worked around the clock to move the bridge, backfill the area around it, and reinstall the railway tracks. The railway line is due to be reopened next week.<\/p>\n \u201cAs an engineer, big feats of engineering like this bridge drive make HS2 such a fantastic project to work on. It\u2019s been a real team effort over the last two years, and seeing the operation successfully completed felt like a great achievement for everyone involved,\u201d said Chloe Foster-Chambers, section engineer for Balfour Beatty.<\/p>\n The railway between Stafford and Rugby was closed for nine days. This was part of Network Rail\u2019s<\/a> multimillion-pound investment to improve the West Coast main line.<\/p>\nIn preparation for the bridge drive, 61,000 cubic meters of earth have been excavated<\/h3>\n