The actual lifting of the bridge into place started on Saturday 15th<\/sup> June with it arriving in various sections before on-site cranes moved it across the road. Further works are required in the area but this is a significant achievement and will allow further extension works to be undertaken before the line is ready for trams to start running.<\/p>\n Its not uncommon for us to feature low loaders on this website but they normally have trams on them! This time it\u2019s a bridge and here we see the new structure having arrived on site.<\/p><\/div>\n More parts of the bridge arrive on the back of a lorry.<\/p><\/div>\n The first part of the bridge is lifted into position.<\/p><\/div>\n With one part in place the second part takes air and is manoeuvred into position.<\/p><\/div>\n Down it goes. Just how many cranes do you need for one bridge to be lifted into place! (All Photographs by Andy Walters, 15th June 2024)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s the final bridge needed for the first phase of the West Midlands Metro line to Dudley and Brierley Hill and it is now going back into position as part of another major milestone in the construction of the extension. … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.britishtramsonline.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/1.hansons-aw.jpg\")
<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>