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Friday 4 Oct 2013

Improvement work at Metheringham level crossing

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Improvement work will be taking place at Blankney level crossing on the B1189 (Station Rd/ Moor Ln) in Metheringham starting this weekend, in preparation for a full upgrade later in the year

As part of the GNGE project to improve the railway from Peterborough to Doncaster via Lincoln, Network Rail is making improvements to level crossings on the route to enhance safety, particularly as the upgrade of the line allows for faster, quieter and more frequent rail traffic.

The work at Metheringham will include re-profiling of the highway and demolishing the building on the corner of the level crossing. The crossing gates will be removed and replaced with modern, lifting barriers later in the year.

Phil Verster, route managing director for Network Rail said: “We are upgrading the level crossing at Metheringham as part of our work to improve the GNGE line. Once completed, the old crossing gates will be replaced with lifting, modern barriers and warning systems of the highest safety standards.

“To complete the work we need to widen the road and undertake ground work which means the road will be closed to vehicles. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and would like to thank local people for their patience during the works.”

The road closure will affect the area between the entrance to Metheringham station and the entrance to Moorland Industrial Park, starting at 8pm on Friday 5 October and finishing at 6.30am on Monday 21 October. During this period there will be no access over the crossing for vehicles with a diversionary route in place.

Train services will not be affected.