Network Rail has announced road closures while they carry our repairs and improvements costing £2.7million to Grantham railway bridges.
The strengthening work to carry the East Coast Main Line will be over the two bridges spanning Barrowby Road and Springfield Road.
It includes repairs to the steel and brickwork, re-waterproofing the bridges, and re-painting sections of them to make sure they are fit for the future.
Network Rail insists the work has been planned carefully so that it only affects traffic using one bridge at a time.
A spokesman said: “This will help reduce the amount of disruption to people and businesses in Grantham, which I know is especially important as we look to reopen the economy following the restrictions which have been in place during the Covid-19 pandemic.”
The improvement work at Barrowby Road is planned to be between September and December this year.
This will then be followed by work at Springfield Road between January and March 2021.
Barrowby Road will be closed to motorists from 6am on Tuesday 1 September until Friday 4 December. A signposted diversion will be in place for drivers, and access will be maintained for pedestrians and dismounted cyclists.
Once Barrowby Road reopens, both roads will remain open over the extended Christmas period.
Springfield Road will then be closed from January until the project is completed next March.
There is only one weekend when both roads will be closed – Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November – when work is taking place to improve the drainage on both bridges.
Train services will also be impacted over that weekend.
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