Boundary Road to close next Wednesday for bridge works

As previously reported in the Newbury Weekly News, the railway bridge is to replaced in preparation for electrification of the Great Western main line.
Wednesday’s closure, from 10am to 3.30pm, is to allow for the installation of foundations for a temporary pedestrian footbridge.
There will be another two weekend closures, on April 11 and 12 and April 18 and 19, for the bridge to be installed, and more closures are expected between April and September.
From September, the road will be closed for several months while the main work takes place.
During the closures a signed diversion will be in place and pedestrian access will be maintained by use of the temporary footbridge.
No vehicle will be able to travel in any direction over Boundary Road from Kings Road to Queens Road and on Railway Road, from its junction with Boundary Road to a point 50 metres to the west.
Instead, the council has suggested an alternative route via Kings Road, the A339 and Queens Road.
West Berkshire Council said that dates and times of further closures necessary to complete the works would be advertised when they were confirmed.
It is anticipated that the new bridge will be wide enough to accommodate two-way traffic with a pedestrian footway on the east side.