HS2 completes foundation work for UK's longest railway bridge

The last of 292 concrete piles that will form the foundations for the UK’s longest railway bridge have been installed at the site of HS2’s Colne Valley Viaduct, marking a successful end to the first phase of the record-breaking project.

Piling to support HS2’s Colne Valley Viaduct has recently been completed

02 February 2023
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Once complete, the 2.1 miles (3.4km) bridge will carry the new high-speed rail line across a series of lakes and waterways near Hillingdon on the north-west outskirts of London.

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