£1 MILLION CROSSING RENEWAL IN ULCEBY

Tuesday 17 Apr 2007

£1 MILLION CROSSING RENEWAL IN ULCEBY

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Train passengers and local people will benefit from a more reliable railway once Network Rail completes a £1 million upgrade of a level crossing in Ulceby. Work has already started on the crossing on Skitter Lane which will see the old manually controlled gates replaced with more modern barriers. Traffic management lights will also be installed. In order to carry out the works road traffic will have to be diverted from 28 April to 8 May. Pedestrians will still be able to use the route but drivers are asked to follow the diversion signs. Rail services between Cleethorpes and Barton on Humber will be replaced with a bus service on 29 April and from 2pm on 5 May to 2am on 7 May. Dyan Crowther, Network Rail's route director, said: "The equipment on this crossing has reached the end of its useful life and we are taking this opportunity to replace it with a more modern system. "We have worked closely with the council to ensure that disruption is kept to a minimum, however it is inevitable that some delays will be caused. We apologise to anyone who is inconvenienced by these works which are vital to ensure the future safety and reliability of this crossing."

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