Keltbray, as subcontractor to Mace Dragados joint venture (MDJV), has installed 2,000 concrete piles for the new Curzon Street railway station in Birmingham.
Stretching for more than 400 metres between Moor Street station and Millennium Point, Curzon Street will have seven platforms covered by an arched roof.
Since piling work began in September 2024, 2,011 reinforced concrete piles have been constructed to depths of between six and 24 metres using continuous flight auger (CFA) rigs.
As part of the project, the team installed an eight-metre-high retaining wall at the western end of the site and excavated 47,000 cubic metres of material to create a level base for the station.
MDJV senior project manager Rodger Storey said: 聽鈥淐ompleting the foundation works for Curzon Street station marks a major milestone in the delivery of the project. The team is proud of the major achievement represented the extensive piling operation that forms the station鈥檚 foundations.
鈥淲ith this crucial phase now finished, we look forward to progressing the construction of the station building itself, which will create further jobs, apprenticeships, and supply chain opportunities as activity on site continues to ramp up.鈥�
Following a short pause to allow Network Rail to deliver maintenance to the railway viaduct alongside the site, the final piles were installed during late February and early March 2026.
With the piling now complete, the focus has turned to preparing the way for the Digbeth extension to the West Midlands Metro 鈥� which will stop under the station on New Canal Street 鈥� and completion of the remaining foundation works.
In total, more than 19,000 tonnes of reinforced steel and 69,000 cubic metres of concrete are needed for the sub-surface work, with 7,000 tonnes of reinforcement already installed and 29,000 cubic metres of concrete poured.
Elsewhere on the site, progress is also being made on the temporary office block that will be the nerve centre for the next stage of construction. At the peak of the work, more than a thousand people are expected to be employed on the Curzon Street project, both directly and via Mace Dragados鈥檚 UK supply chain.
Progress is also being made on the viaducts that will carry HS2 services into the city centre, with the Curzon 2 viaduct almost complete. This 40-metre-high structure 鈥� the tallest on the project 鈥� will be slid into place across the Cross City line in the summer. These structures are being built by Balfour Beatty Vinci.