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Thame Valley Viaduct

AylesburyHigh Speed 2Railway viaducts in BuckinghamshireUse British English from April 2022

The Thame Valley Viaduct is a viaduct which will carry the High Speed 2 railway line in the United Kingdom. It traverses the River Thame near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. As early as February 2020, specific consultancies regarding the viaduct have been conducted. A competitive tender for its construction was undertaken during mid-2021. During April 2022, the final design for the viaduct was revealed. It is to be constructed by a joint venture of Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall, collectively called EKFB. The viaduct shall be largely pre-fabricated and assembled onsite; this approach is claimed to save time and money, while also aiming to reduce any impact upon the local community. Measures to minimise and mitigate the auditory and visual presence of the structure have been incorporated into the design. Once completed, the viaduct will have a length of 880 metres (2,890 feet) across its evenly-spaced 36 spans, while only having a height of 3 m (9.8 ft). It is intended to be an aesthetically pleasing structure, making use of modern construction techniques and innovations from international high speed railway projects.

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