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Network Rail to replace Wakefield railway bridge over Christmas in £5m scheme
Network Rail is replacing the bridge that carries the Doncaster to Leeds line over Agbrigg Road, next to Sandal and Agbrigg station, because its main steel girders are structurally substandard and it carries a weight limit. The old bridge will be demolished and replaced while no trains are running, from the early hours of Christmas Eve to 8am on 27 December. The new one is designed to last 120 years, and work on the £5m scheme continues until February 2027.
Our readOnce the new bridge is in, Network Rail can lift the weight limit on a route used by passengers and freight, and the bridge should cope better when road vehicles hit it.
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