Box structure flyover for East West Rail project

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Engineers have saved £70m of taxpayers’ money by using creative new methods to build a railway flyover as part of the East West Rail project. The new structure, on the line between Bicester and Bletchley, is being built to last 120 years with minimal future maintenance required. Instead of replacing the old flyover like-for-like, modern methods of construction have been used to build a protective 'box structure' which acts like a rectangular railway tunnel, eliminating the need for separate supporting columns.