# HS2 Saltley Viaduct reconstruction to start

> [Balfour Beatty](https://voltformer.com/epc-contractors/balfour-beatty) VINCI announced a staged replacement of a 183m viaduct, planned to take up to 18 months.

- **Source date:** 2026-04-28
- **Original source:** [Balfour Beatty](https://www.balfourbeatty.com/media-centre/latest/balfour-beatty-vinci-to-start-work-on-new-improved-hs2-saltley-viaduct/)
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## Reported scope and milestone

Balfour Beatty: Balfour Beatty VINCI announced a staged replacement of a 183m viaduct, planned to take up to 18 months.

[Balfour Beatty](https://www.balfourbeatty.com/media-centre/latest/balfour-beatty-vinci-to-start-work-on-new-improved-hs2-saltley-viaduct/)

## Engineering interpretation

The Balfour Beatty VINCI joint venture is replacing an existing 183m structure in stages; the up-to-18-month duration describes the planned works window.

[Balfour Beatty](https://www.balfourbeatty.com/media-centre/latest/balfour-beatty-vinci-to-start-work-on-new-improved-hs2-saltley-viaduct/)

## Delivery responsibilities

A joint venture, alliance or integrated delivery arrangement distributes responsibility among organizations with different technical and contractual roles. The useful reference is the package each participant actually manages, designs or constructs. Interface registers and acceptance plans should connect those packages without erasing their boundaries. Work at a shared project is not proof that one firm owns the whole contract or completed every asset. Procurement and construction reviews should retain the named partners, the recorded milestone and the distinction between delivery participation and operation.

[Balfour Beatty](https://www.balfourbeatty.com/media-centre/latest/balfour-beatty-vinci-to-start-work-on-new-improved-hs2-saltley-viaduct/)

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