We plan all our closures extremely carefully and do our utmost to minimise disruption. As part of our work to replace bridge joints, we will be closing one bridge plus its slip road, one at a time over two weekends so that traffic can still flow in one direction.
A spokesperson for Network Rail stated, 'We need to strengthen and repair the crash beam on the bridge at St Mildred's Road, and to do this we need to remove and then replace it. To do this, we must use two large cranes and close the road so that we can operate them safely.' This highlights the necessity of the repairs for public safety.