[1] The finalised design of the viaduct was issued in February 2023; it will be a mostly concrete structure, comprising 16 piers and a bridge deck approximately 10 metres (33 feet) above ground.

The Balsall Common Viaduct will carry the railway line over Station Road, Bayleys Brook, the Heart of England Way, and the local floodplain.

[4][5] The viaduct features barrier parapets that incorporate an integrated acoustic surface to absorb the noise generated by passing trains.

[8][9] In May 2023, the British government overruled two rejections by Solihull Council for construction lorries bringing materials for the Balsall Common Viaduct works from driving on village roads; the rejections had been made on safety grounds, alleging that the roads lacked sufficient width and mitigating measures had not been satisfactory.

[10] The project has been criticised for presenting a lack of alternative options during the community feedback stage, as well as for the additional road traffic that construction activity has generated.