{"id":155635,"date":"2025-09-30T11:02:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=155635"},"modified":"2025-09-30T11:02:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T10:02:15","slug":"video-hs2-m6-viaduct-slide-completed-early","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/projects\/video-hs2-m6-viaduct-slide-completed-early\/155635\/","title":{"rendered":"[VIDEO] HS2 M6 viaduct slide completed early"},"content":{"rendered":"

Both of the carriageways on the M6 were closed over the weekend as the viaduct was slid into place, with work being completed 9.5 hours ahead of schedule<\/h2>\n

The HS2<\/a> M6 viaduct has completed its second phase, with the first of two viaducts having been slid into place across the motorway.<\/p>\n

The East Deck viaduct is 230 metres long.<\/p>\n

The slide used a fully restrained technique<\/h3>\n

The technique allowed the viaduct to begin its journey over the motorway while traffic was still in flow below, minimising the amount of time the road would be closed for.<\/p>\n

The slide began on Friday, 26 September, and was completed at 12:30 pm on 28 September, finishing nearly 10 hours earlier than expected.<\/p>\n

As with many of the project\u2019s viaducts, the East Deck was built alongside where it would be slid to in sections, allowing each section to be added as the viaduct was slid until all 4,645 tonnes were in place.<\/p>\n