OVERNIGHT ROAD CLOSURE ESSENTIAL FOR RAILWAY MAINTENANCE

Thursday 18 Nov 2004

OVERNIGHT ROAD CLOSURE ESSENTIAL FOR RAILWAY MAINTENANCE

Region & Route:: | Southern

Essential railway maintenance at Beddingham level crossing is taking place overnight on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 November 2004. As a result, the crossing on the A27 will be closed to road traffic. A road closure and diversion will be in place from 10pm to 6am each day. Andrew Munden, Network Rail Route Director, said: “The railway and the road at Beddingham are both very busy and as a result we need to keep the crossing well maintained. The work, which will take place over two nights, maintains the railway’s foundations and track alignment.” Network Rail track engineers will lift the crossing surface to enable a high-tech, on-track, railway machine, called a tamper (see photo), to pass through the crossing. The laser-guided tamper lifts the track and sleepers and steel fingers stir the ballast to improve drainage and foundation stability. The road closure has been organised in conjunction with the Highways Agency and local authority.

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