Latest pictures show HS2 Colne Valley Viaduct progress

At the end of August, HS2 engineers completed a key 40-metre span that will form part of the high-speed rail project’s Colne Valley Viaduct, near Harefield and Maple Cross, but there is a lot left to do.

Once complete, it will be the longest railway bridge in the UK, stretching for more than two miles across the Grand Union Canal, River Colne, local roads, and a series of lakes.

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Colne Valley Viaduct progress (Image: HS2)

The viaduct is expected to be completed by summer 2025.

On August 22, a video was shared showing a viaduct segment over Moorhall Road, Between Denham and Harefield, and several pictures of the work so far were then released by HS2.

Colne Valley Viaduct progress (Image: HS2)

However, it was today (October 4) confirmed that HS2 will run from Euston in central London to Birmingham but will no longer extend beyond the West Midlands, with Manchester among the areas missing out.

Colne Valley Viaduct progress (Image: HS2)

Instead, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to fund a raft of other transport schemes.

Colne Valley Viaduct progress (Image: HS2)

Colne Valley Viaduct progress (Image: HS2)Colne Valley Viaduct progress (Image: HS2)