Timetable of works:

As outlined in a post earlier this week, the 5 bridges to Broadway are being repaired by a number of specialised teams, that visit each bridge in rotation. This means that some bridges will be started first, and some later, depending on what needs to be done to each. Not all the bridges are built the same way, nor have the same repair requirements. Consult you share prospectus for the details - you do have one, don't you? We still need £50k to complete the fund raising to get the work done, so please help. Then there are the rails to buy....

Below is the estimated timetable for the works on each bridge. We thought our readers might be interested, but don't get cross if the timetable is not executed exactly, as stuff happens, and things like the weather can interfere with the best intentions. The rain in Broadway for example was belting down so hard on Friday that those working on the signal box had to retreat to the cabin in haste and sit out the downpour for an hour an a half.

So here is the estimate for each bridge:

Bridge 1 - Broadway:
Start: 16th June
Completion: 10th September (end of road closure, drainage work to follow)
Duration: 78 days

Bridge 2 - Childswickham Road:
Start: 15th September (i.e. after Broadway reopens)
Completion: 26th November
Duration: 62 days

Bridge 3 - Pry Lane:
Start: 20th August
Completion: 10th September
Duration: 13 days

Bridge 4 - Peasebrook Farm:
Start: 8th June
Completion: 30th July
Duration: 38 days

Bridge 5: Little Buckland:
Start: 26th May
Completion: 4th October
Duration: 74 days

You can see that work required ranges from 13 days on the least affected bridge at Pry Lane - never hit by a lorry as far as we know - to 78 days on the biggest bridge at Broadway, struck numerous times.

The dates don't exactly coincide with the expected duration, due to site set up and signage preparation days.

All in all, the work is on schedule and proceeding satisfactorily. Good news !