How High Speed Rail
being completed and approved, with the latest report to the council’s HS2 implementation advisory group suggesting that activity could take place in October/November.
River Blythe viaduct: One of the most imposing structures in Solihull will be the viaduct over the River Blythe.
HS2 recently advised there would be “test piling” at locations near to the A452.
Given the scale of this project, residents will have some opportunity to give their views on the viaduct’s eventual design.
Although this will still need to fall within the realms of what is possible at the location.
A range of activity is also take place outside the West Midlands boundaries, in Warwickshire.
The line will enter Solihull near Berkswell having cut through the neighbouring county. The impact that the scheme will have on the Kenilworth Greenway – a popular walking, cycling and horse-riding route – was recently reported
And the line also cuts back into North Warwickshire after passing Chelmsley Wood.
Works at Bodymoor Heath Road and the A4091 have been postponed until the autumn.
But Faraday Avenue and A446 near Hams Hall, the M42 near junction 7a and the Gilson Road overbridge, Gilson Road and Gilson Drive, near Coleshill, and the A446, near Water Orton, are among the other areas of activity.
The HS2 helpdesk provides 24/7 advice on the project: call 08081 434 43. Residents can also sign up to bulletins on activity in their local area by visiting https://hs2.commonplace. is/.