HS2

BRIDGES, VIADUCTS
AND TUNNELS
DAVID BURNS

HS2 IN STAFFORDSHIRE
Phase 1: 19 km from Drayton Bassett to merge with WMCL at Armitage

Proposed major structures:

3 bridges carrying HS2 over roads
10 bridges carrying road over HS2
2 bridges over canal
1 bridge over WCML
6 viaducts
No tunnels
Footbridges?
No detailed design

Rail over road bridge

Rail over road bridge

Rail over road bridge

Road over rail bridge

Road over rail bridge

Road over rail bridge

Road over rail bridge

Road over rail bridge:

Great Heck, Yorkshire
2001

Road over rail bridge

Road over rail bridge

Question from David Lidington MP to HS2 Chief Engineer, February

2012:
Would it be possible to avoid rural lanes which need to be bridged having
motorway style safety barriers when re-opened?
This could be discussed with the local highways authority. HS2 did
confirm that they had no desire to build motorway barriers on a road
classed as category C. This is an issue that could be discussed in the
Planning Forum.

Viaduct

Viaduct

Viaduct

Viaduct

Viaduct

Cut and cover tunnel

Body text in black Arial 18 point.

Cut and cover tunnel

Cut and cover tunnel

Cut and cover tunnel

Cut and cover tunnel

Cut and cover tunnel

Bored tunnel

Bored tunnel

Bored tunnel

Bored tunnel

Base construction cost comparison

Indicative base construction costs excluding track, signalling etc

(2009 prices)
10 metre embankment
Viaduct
10 metre cutting
20 metre cutting
Cut and cover tunnel (in 10 m cutting)
Single bore 9.8 m diameter tunnel
Twin bore 7.25 m diameter tunnel

7.7m per kilometre

11.3m per kilometre
6.5m per kilometre
13m per kilometre
28m per kilometre
45m per kilometre
61m per kilometre