Washwood Heath

In the Washwood Heath area of Birmingham, works to accommodate the arrival of HS2 will be ongoing over the next decade and shortly gather momentum. These works include the demolition and reconstruction of both Aston Church Road overbridge and Saltley Viaduct.

The Saltley Viaduct works will begin upon completion of the Aston Church Road works. A new bridge will be constructed to carry the high speed train over the Lawley Middleway dual carriageway.

The first area of works will be begin in the area with the creation of a brand new bridge to carry the high speed train across the dual carriageway.

Find details of the current works taking place on Aston Church Road

Find out more about HS2 works here

Please check this page regularly for updates and continue to plan your journey ahead.

Urgent maintenance is required to the bridge barriers on the Saltley Viaduct (B4114). A road closure will be in place from 22:00 until 06:00 from 4 September - 6 September as part of the preparation for High Speed train (HS2) in the area. 

A traffic diversion will be in place via Aston Church Road impacting local roads along Alum Rock Road, Washwood Heath Road and A47 Heartlands Parkway.

Access to pedestrians and frontages will be maintained throughout the closure. 

Note: Some bus services on routes 8A, 8C, 14, 94 and 95 may need to be diverted during the night closure and will use Nechells Parkway and Aston Church if a diversion is required. Please allow more time for your journey.