United Kingdom, April 28 -- Balfour Beatty VINCI will close the Saltley Viaduct, which spans a 183-metre section of the B4114, to vehicles and pedestrians on 10th May 2026, ahead of a four-stage demolition programme. It will be replaced with a new structure, two metres taller, to allow the high-speed railway to be built below and will take up to 18 months to complete.The works will be conducted in stages as Saltley Viaduct spans the Birmingham and Derby rail line, the Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal, and the River Rea. The demolition and construction programme has been meticulously planned to minimise closures and impacts on all three assets.Saltley Viaduct is the second major road bridge to be reconstructed in the Saltley, Washwood H...