One of the major HS2 projects in Solihull has taken another step forward.

An overbridge is being built on the A452 Kenilworth Road as part of the wider high speed rail project.

The overbridge scheme will see the A452 realigned, including a new roundabout, to take the A452 over the new HS2 line.

At a recent meeting at Solihull Council Tahir Ahmed, senior engagement and interface manager at Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) – HS2's construction partner for the West Midlands – showed a picture of the work underway. 

He told councillors there will be "some extensive traffic management next year" while the bridge is constructed.

Solihull Council gave permission for the overbridge structure and adjoining earthworks – as well as location of permanent security, ecological and boundary fencing and vehicle restraint barriers – in April this year. 

Now applicant HS2 Limited has applied to the council to ask for a preparatory condition, which featured in the planning permission agreement, to be signed off. 

An application to formally 'discharge' condition 2 (materials) has been submitted to the authority.

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A decision is yet to be made but councils often sign off conditions within a recommended 28-day timescale of the application submission date which in this case was August 20. 

The Local Democracy Reporting Service recently reported residents across Solihull including Meriden had made complaints about traffic management, lorry movements, and noise during the construction of the line.