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Thursday 15 Jan 2004

FOOTPATHS CLOSING FOR RAILWAY WORK

Region & Route:

| Southern

Network Rail and its contractor, Atkins will be installing new power supplies to the railway infrastructure around March.  In order to carry out this work, two footpaths will need to close. Access to the east-bound platform at March Station from Elm Road will need to close for two periods of three days whilst the electricity board lay cables to a new power supply which will serve March station and other railway infrastructure.  Work will start on Monday 19 January and will continue until Monday 15 March. The footpath, which leads from Norwood Road, east of the Norwood Road Bridge, over the railway to Lime Grove will be closed from Monday 2 February until Monday 15 March.  Signs will be erected and the footpath fenced off.  The new power supply in this area will help to run the signalling system.  Jon Wiseman, Network Rail General Manager said:  “We are committed to investing in our railway infrastructure to ensure that our equipment is reliable and safe.  We apologise if the footpath closures cause inconvenience to members of the public, but this work is essential to the safe, well performing operation of East Anglia’s railway.”