New major HS2 works to disrupt M6 and M42 traffic

Drivers are being warned to expect weekend disruption until November as HS2 carries out major engineering work that will carry the track over the M6 and the M42.

A series of weekend road closures begins at 21:00 BST on Saturday and will see the first set of beams to support a "twin box" structure over the motorways installed.

The twin box is what the line will run through when trains start operating between Birmingham and London.

Anges Usciak, senior project manager for the works, said: "The progress we're making on the viaducts and structures next to the M6 and the M42 is already clear to see, and over the next six months, we'll start bridging the gaps above the carriageways."