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As the summer holidays get underway and COVID restrictions have lifted, one of Network Rail’s level crossing managers is urging people in Lincolnshire to make sure they know how to stay safe when using crossings.

Network Rail has completed a major project to replace Manton railway bridge in Rutland, which was over 150 years old.

• 41% of adults across the East Midlands say they would retrieve their phone from the track, 41% would risk everything for their purse or wallet and 42% would get their keys
• 890 trespass incidents reported between April 2020 and March 2021 across Network Rail’s East Midlands route³
• New safety film – Shattered Lives – highlights the devastating consequences of adult trespass
• There are other hidden dangers, such as the lethal current which runs through the overhead lines. They are always on so always stay off 

Network Rail is carrying out work to improve Rearsby level crossing in Charnwood later this month to make sure it remains fit for purpose for years to come.

The A6003 in Rutland, which links Oakham and Uppingham, has reopened following major work on a £2.8million project to fully reconstruct Manton bridge.

Network Rail has reopened Chestnut Grove footpath crossing in Burton Joyce after completing vital improvement work.

Network Rail is carrying out work to improve Broome Lane level crossing in Charnwood to make sure it can continue to be used reliably for years to come.

The main stage of work on a major project to fully reconstruct Manton railway bridge, which is over 150 years old, is fast approaching.