Tuesday 10 Jan 2006
COMMUNITY INVITED TO INFORMATION CENTRE
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As part of its commitment to keep the community fully informed about the Trent Valley Four Tracking (TV4) project, Network Rail will bring an information centre to The Enots Social Club, off Eastern Avenue in Lichfield on Tuesday 17 January 2006 between 10am and 8pm. Local people are invited to come and discuss the works with representatives from Network Rail. Project managers and engineers will be on hand to answer any queries people may have about the project. The TV4 project is part of the £8bn upgrade of the West Coast main line, and involves the doubling of the railway to four tracks along a 19km section between Armitage and Tamworth to remove a major bottleneck. Work in the Lichfield area will include the widening of embankments and cuttings, the installation of new track, and the modifying and installing of new power and signalling equipment. In addition, work is being carried out on 37 bridges, including road bridges at Netherstowe Lane, Watery Lane and Tewnalls Lane and footbridges at Chadswell Heights and Vulcan Road.
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