NICHOLSON STREET BRIDGE REOPENS EARLY

Thursday 18 Nov 2004

NICHOLSON STREET BRIDGE REOPENS EARLY

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The road bridge at Nicholson Street, Castleford will reopen at 4.30pm on Friday 19 November – two weeks ahead of schedule. Network Rail began work in July to replace the bridge, which had a weight limit of 7.5 tonnes and traffic restrictions that allowed only single lane traffic. The new bridge, which has a steel frame and concrete deck, will meet the current highway standards of 40 tonnes Gross Vehicle Weight, and the existing traffic restrictions will be removed. Graham Botham, Route Director, Network Rail said: “ We have worked around the clock to carry out this £800,000 bridge replacement. The early completion is testament to the hard work of the team involved.”

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