Washwood Heath

In the Washwood Heath area of Birmingham, works to accommodate the arrival of HS2 will be ongoing over the next decade and shortly gather momentum. These works include the demolition and reconstruction of both Saltley Viaduct and Aston Church Road overbridge, with the latter works scheduled to commence later in 2024. 

The Saltley Viaduct works will begin upon completion of the Aston Church Road works. A new bridge will be constructed to carry the high speed train over the Lawley Middleway dual carriageway.

The first area of works will be begin in the area with the creation of a brand new bridge to carry the high speed train across the dual carriageway.

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A new bridge will be constructed to carry the high speed train over the Lawley Middleway dual carriageway. The bridge is being built offline to minimise disruption and length of road closures.

The road will require a full over night closure when the bridge is ready to slide over the Lawley Middleway dual carriageway. During this time, a diversion will be in place and access will be maintained to Landor Street.

From Monday 27 May to Sunday 16 June 2024, a single lane and the footpath will be closed on Lawley Middleway northbound. Once these works are complete, the lane and footpath will be reopened. Subsequently, the single lane and the footpath will be closed on Lawley Middleway southbound.

During this time, a single lane will be open for traffic and pedestrians will be directed to the footpath on the other side of Lawley Middleway. Lawley Middleway northbound will remain fully open.