It will potentially be a difficult time for residents of Battle ward as there will be disruption to traffic flow however it will be for a huge benefit once the bridges are complete, as large vehicles and through traffic will no longer need to use the Oxford Road.
This video very neatly shows the improvements to the station and, near the end, Cow Lane Bridges!
You can check if your train journey will be disrupted here. You can also visit the Network Rail pages for this project here.
You can even go and watch the bridge being moved into place from a viewing platform in the Dairy Crest yard on Boxing Day.
I am going to try and go along. I will never forget watching a bridge being pushed under the main line to London. It was part of the Maidenhead flood defences. They ran wires through the railway embankment to freeze and stabilise it, dug the bank away and pushed the bridge underneath all while the trails continued to run over the top (slowed down though). I saw it as part of my Degree course. Fascinating.....
UPDATE: Just received notification that Cow Lane will be shut between Safestore and Cardiff Road for three nights 8pm until 6am from 5 to 8 December for safety reasons.
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