NETWORK RAIL BUILDS BRIDGES IN ATTENBOROUGH

Thursday 11 Jan 2007

NETWORK RAIL BUILDS BRIDGES IN ATTENBOROUGH

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Passengers at Attenborough are set to benefit as Network Rail invests £650,000 to replace the station’s footbridge.

Tom Birch, Network Rail’s Area General Manager for the East Midlands said: “As the owner and operator of the railway infrastructure, Network Rail is responsible for the maintenance of thousands of bridges across the country. The footbridge at Attenborough has come to the end of its natural life and risks closure unless we replace it. The project will involve some disruption for residents and the travelling public, but we will work to keep this to a minimum and ensure people are kept well informed.” To allow the project to be completed, a lot of the work will take place at weekends when train services are not scheduled to run. There will be several road closures of Attenborough Lane on Sunday mornings and diversionary routes for motorists and pedestrians will be provided. Network Rail will also be constructing a temporary footbridge to ensure passengers can access the station throughout the project. Network Rail has consulted local authorities and has written to residents in Attenborough to explain what work will be taking place. The project team is also holding a drop in information centre at Attenborough Village Hall to answer any questions residents may have about the project: Wednesday 17 January 2007 between 4pm and 7.15pm The project will start on the 21 January and is scheduled to be completed by early April.

Notes to editors

• Most of the work to install the new bridge will be undertaken on Sunday mornings when train services are not scheduled to run. It is also expected that road traffic and pedestrian use of Attenborough Lane will be at its minimum on these mornings • What will be happening?: 01.00 to 09.00 hrs Sundays 21 and 28 January, 4 and 11 February 2007. Installation of a temporary footbridge connecting both platforms, an undertrack crossing to accommodate cabling and temporary works adjacent to the railway to assist in setting up a road diversionary route 23.30 to 05.00 hrs nightly between Monday 19 and Friday 23 February 2007, to install temporary works to the footbridge abutments • Attenborough Lane will be closed between the junctions of Long Lane and Allendale Avenue on the following dates and times: 00.30 to 10.30 hrs Sunday 18 February 2007, when cranes will be used to remove the old footbridge span 01.00 to 09.00 hrs Sunday 25 February, 4, 11, 18 and 25 March 2007, when cranes will be used to install the new footbridge span, staircases and abutments The diversionary route which will be signposted will operate via Long Lane and Allendale Avenue, using a temporary level crossing that will operate only when the railway is closed • Sunday 1 and 8 April 2007, the temporary footbridge and temporary level crossing will be removed. Depending on the progress of the project, these removal works may be brought forward to Sunday 18 and 25 March 2007 • Network Rail will make every effort to keep noise to a minimum by using silenced equipment where possible. We will be working closely with our contractor to ensure that their workers are considerate and keep noise to a minimum

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