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Feb 13, 2012
Birmingham Gateway project partners, Mace, Network Rail and Birmingham City Council have pledged to create 100 apprenticeships across Birmingham and the West Midlands as part of National Apprenticeship Week.

Feb 07, 2012
After 6 months of careful demolition, Stephenson Tower finally disappeared from the city skyline this week to make way for the construction of the new John Lewis department store.

About the development

 

East facade at night, viewed from the Bullring 

New Street New Start

Over 140,000 passengers use New Street every day, more than double the number it was designed to cater for.

We're transforming it into exactly the kind of station passengers deserve and that the people of Birmingham will be proud of.

Construction Progress

The project team successfully completed several major projects over Christmas 2011 including lifting in new sections to extend Navigation St footbridge, the extended bridge will open at the end of 2012.  Click here to see a timelapse video of the lift.

Navigation St bridge lift - Christmas 2011

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