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Friday 13 Feb 2004

TROWELL BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION – ROAD CLOSURES 21 FEBRUARY – 28 MARCH 2004

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Network Rail is about to start work on a £3m project to reconstruct Trowell Bridge in Nottingham to enable it meet new EU standards to carry 40 tonne vehicles. The project is being part-funded by Nottinghamshire County Council and will see the complete replacement of the three span bridge carrying the A609 Ilkeston Road over the railway. In order to carry out the work the road will be closed to vehicular traffic for five weeks, with pedestrian access maintained by a permanent footbridge, constructed by Network Rail last summer. The road closure will take effect from 06.00 on Saturday 21 February and will re-open on Sunday 28 March with temporary traffic lights in place for a further two weeks. Traffic diversions will be clearly marked and these have been specified by Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire County Councils. The existing bridge will be demolished, allowing work to begin on preparing the existing sub structure. Following on from this, nine large pre-cast sections will be lifted into place by a 1, 000 tonne capacity mobile crane. The bridge deck will then be waterproofed, followed by the kerb laying and surfacing prior to the bridge re-opening to traffic. -more- Trowell - 2 Andy Milne, Bridge Engineer for Network Rail Midlands Region explained “The essential engineering work taking place to reconstruct the bridge plays an important part in Network Rail’s commitment to rebuilding Britain’s railway and is an element of our partnership work with local authorities around the country to strengthen road/rail bridges to meet new EU standards.” Full railway closures between Trowell Junction and Clay Cross will take place over the weekends of 28-29 February and 6-7 March with trains being diverted via Derby and replacement buses being provided where necessary. Passengers are advised to check with National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 for details of alternative services.