A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month.
Riddings Viaduct restoration complete
New drone images show the scale of restoration work carried out on the historic Riddings Viaduct, which spans the England-Scotland border.
The programme of works – delivered by the Historical Railways Estate team at National Highways and contractor Balfour Beatty – included repairing and filling gaps in the stonework, fixing damaged sections and restoring the railings along the bridge’s edges.
HS2 shares vision for Curzon Street station
HS2 has released new CGIs showing the public spaces that will be built around the new Curzon Street station in central Birmingham.
The images show recent landscape design refinements that are being submitted to Birmingham City Council for approval, including improvements to the management of rainwater drainage and to the integration of cycling and walking routes.
Walton-on-Trent bridge takes shape
Chasetown Civil Engineering is using a 600t crawler crane to lift the first major span of the new Walton Bridge over the River Trent.
The bridge will form part of the new 1.5km bypass construction project to replace the existing Bailey Bridge.
The project aims to improve connectivity for locals, including 2,000 new residents at Dracan Village – a regeneration project on the former Drakelow power station site, led by housing developer Vistry.
Artwork highlights mental health support
Lighthouse Charity, Willmott Dixon and artist Rob Fenton (pictured) have unveiled a mural at Staffordshire’s new Student Village in support of men’s mental health.
The image depicts a lighthouse shining a beacon of hope and aims to help raise awareness of the quieter, often overlooked, forms of support that can play a vital role in mental wellbeing.
Yorkshire station’s clock tower refurb under way
Network Rail’s ongoing transformation of Scarborough station has allowed a rare look inside the Grade II-listed building’s clock tower.
A Railway Heritage Trust grant of £203,000 is being used to restore the clock tower while scaffolding is in place for the wider £14m station upgrade.
The clock hands are being regilded using 23¾-carat English gold leaf, which is in line with traditional heritage techniques.
A417 Missing Link branches into biodiversity
National Highways, alongside its main contractor Kier, has planted 15,000 trees as part of the A417 Missing Link project in Gloucestershire.
The environmental work builds on the 17,000 trees planted in 2025. The mix of trees and shrubs, including oaks, holly, field maple, hawthorn and yew, are native species that blend with the Cotswolds’ landscape.
