Overview
- Residents near Curzon Street say the 150-metre Bellingham Bridge blocks sunlight and leaves them living on a building site.
- Locals report parking shortages and heavy traffic during construction, with one holiday trip into the city stretching to two hours.
- The deck and truss exceed 4,000 tonnes and are being assembled from about 130 parts atop seven piers before a 190-metre slide into place.
- HS2 describes the viaduct as a future skyline icon referencing industrial heritage, citing a study forecasting £10bn for the West Midlands and roughly 30,000 jobs.
- The approach includes a 25-metre curved truss and a planned Liz West light artwork titled Out Of The Blue, with designers from Mott MacDonald, Systra and Weston Williamson + Partners.