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Published:
June 11, 2008
Exclusive:
Highbridge's Walrow railway bridge will re-open on Saturday
Highbridge's
Walrow railway bridge is set to finally re-open for the first
time in 18 months this Saturday (June 14th) when work to strengthen
the bridge is completed.
It
follows a long-running saga that saw the bridge completely closed
in March 2007, then partially re-opened to light traffic last
autumn after pressure on the County Council and Network Rail from
traders and residents.
 Network
Rail spokeswoman Becky Warren said the strenghtening work - which
began on March 15th - will finish on schedule this weekend.
She confirmed to Burnham-On-Sea.com: "The work is all running
to schedule and we're due to fully re-open the bridge first thing
on Saturday morning. The
good weather in recent days has helped us complete the remaining
work."
Businesses
in Highbridge will breathe a big sigh of relief when the re-opening
goes ahead, but residents living along the Walrow are unhappy
that more restrictive vehicle weight limitations are not being
introduced to prevent noisy heavy goods vehicles thundering by
their homes, as we were first to report here.
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