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Essential Improvement Work To Take Place On Bridge Near Coulsdon South Station To Help Prevent Vehicle Strikes Damaging Railway Bridges. Network Rail Will Carry Out Essential Improvement Works At The Brighton Road Bridge Near Coulsdon South Station This September, Installing New Collision Protection Beams To Help Prevent Vehicle Strikes Damaging Bridges. The Brighton Road Bridge, Which Carries The Brighton Main Line Over The A23, Has Been Hit Multiple Times By Large Vehicles, Causing Delays And Disruption To Train Services. To Tackle This, Network Rail Will Install Specially Designed Steel Protection Beams And Support Frames That Absorb Vehicle Impacts And Protect The Structure. Car Park Closures To Safely Carry Out The Work, Parts Of The Coulsdon South Station Car Park Will Be Closed On The Following Dates: Road Closures And Station Access At Times, Traffic Management Will Be In Place On Brighton Road To Support The Works: Access To Coulsdon South Station Will Be Maintained Throughout: We Will Work Closely With Local Authorities, Southern And Our Contractors To Minimise Disruption And Ensure Safe Access For All Road Users And Pedestrians. Lucy Mccauliffe, Sussex Route Director, Network Rail, Said: We Work Hard To Prevent Bridge Strikes Across The Railway By Improving Signage, Educating Drivers, And Trialling New Technology Like Over-Height Vehicle Detection Systems. But Where Strikes Continue To Happen, We Also Install Protection Beams Like These To Shield Vital Infrastructure. These Works At Brighton Road Will Help Reduce Delays And Improve The Reliability Of Services For Thousands Of Passengers Each Day. Thank You To The Local Community And Car Park Users For Their Understanding While We Carry Out These Important Upgrades. How The Railway Works To Prevent Bridge Strikes Bridge Strikes Are A Serious Issue That Can Cause Delays, Damage And Disruption. In Addition To Installing Protection Beams, Network Rail Works To Prevent Bridge Strikes Through A Range Of Measures, Including: Passengers / Community Members Network Rail National Helpline 03457 11 41 41 Latest Travel Advice Please Journalists Paul Prentice Communications Manager 07354 529345 We Own, Operate And Develop BritainS Railway Infrastructure; ThatS 20,000 Miles Of , 30,000 And The Thousands Of , Level Crossings And Stations. We Run 20 Of The UkS Largest While All The Others, Over 2,500, Are Run By The CountryS . Usually, There Are Almost Five Million Journeys Made In The Uk And Over 600 Freight Trains Run On The Network. People Depend On BritainS Railway For Their Daily Commute, To Visit Friends And Loved Ones And To Get Them Home Safe Every Day. Our Role Is To Deliver , So We Carefully Manage And Deliver Thousands Of Projects Every Year That Form Part Of The , To Grow And Expand The NationS Railway Network To Respond To The Tremendous Growth And Demand The Railway Has Experienced - A Doubling Of Passenger Journeys Over The Past 20 Years. Follow Us On Twitter: Visit Our Online Newsroom:
