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Friday 3 Jan 2020

Wherry line community events keep public informed of level crossing changes

Region & Route:

Eastern: Anglia

Network Rail is holding drop-in events this month to keep local communities informed of the changes being made to level crossings on the Norwich, Yarmouth and Lowestoft lines ahead of the re-signalling works planned for February.

During a phased programme of 23 days of works starting on 1 February 2020, Network Rail will be switching on a new, modern signalling system to replace the old Victorian mechanical signals which have been operating for over 100 years.

Six level crossings at Brundall, Cantley, Lingwood Chapel Road, Lingwood Station Road, Oulton Broad North and Strumpshaw will be upgraded to full barriers with remotely controlled CCTV. Victoria Road crossing on the East Suffolk line near to Oulton Broad South will also be upgraded as part of the project.

These works will require road closures or local management (to control the flow of traffic) to allow engineers to install the new barrier equipment. To ensure that communities have an opportunity to understand how we are going to upgrade the crossings, which roads will be affected and how to use the crossings safely once the works are complete, drop-in events have been planned at:

Location of drop in event	Date	Time	Level Crossings
Lingwood Village Hall, Station Road, NR13 4AZ	7 January	2pm to 7pm	Lingwood Station Road and Chapel Road
Brundall Memorial Hall, Links Avenue, NR13 5LL	8 January	2pm to 8pm	Brundall station and Strumpshaw
Cantley Village Hall, NR13	14 January	2pm to 8pm	Cantley Station Road
The Parcels Office, Lowestoft Railway station	16 January	1pm to 8pm	Oulton Broad North and Victoria Road

To complete the upgrade works to the level crossings, the following roads will be affected on the dates listed below:

Crossing	Start Date	Start Time	End Date	End Time	Details
Oulton Broad North	08 February	23:00	10 February	05:00	Closed for 30hrs
	10 February	23:00	15 February	05:00	Night-time closures only from 23:00 to 05:00 the next morning.
	15 February	23:00	16 February	20:00	Closed for 21hrs
Victoria Road	5 February	23:00	8 February	05:00	Night-time closures only from 23:00 to0 5:00 the next morning.
Lingwood Station Road	10 January	23:00	31 January	06:00	Closed for 20 days
Lingwood Chapel Road	31 January	23:00	10 February	20:00	Closed for 10 days
Cantley	8th February	23:00	16 February	06:00	Night-time only traffic management controlled from 23:00 to 06:00 the next morning.
Strumpshaw	10 January	23:00	14 February	08:00	Closed for 34 days
Brundall	3 February	23:00	10 February	06:00	Night-time only traffic management controlled from 23:00 to 06:00 the next morning.

Diversion routes will be put in place where a suitable alternative is available.

Ian Bradler, Director of Safety, Network Rail Anglia, said:

‘‘It’s important to us that everyone feels safe when crossing the railway. We want to provide residents with the opportunity to ask us about the work we’re doing and we can also explain how the new crossings will operate in future.”