Network Rail has announced that work on two railway bridges in Norfolk was completed this weekend.

The bridge at Eccles Heath, in on the Norwich to Thetford line and was damaged beyond repair in 2017 after a road traffic incident. Work on the replacement railway bridge started in October last year.

On the line from Norwich to Yarmouth, the railway bridge on Oaks Lane in Postwick was replaced. The new bridge deck was put into place over the Christmas break.

Although the road at Eccles Heath has reopened, the road at Postwick remains closed due to other unrelated work.

The new bridges are expected to have a lifespan of over 100 years.

Ellie Burrows, Network Rail’s route director, said: “The work to replace these bridges was absolutely necessary to continue to run a safe and reliable service as well as keeping pedestrians and motorists safe. These two new bridges now meet the modern standards that are necessary on our busy network and are ready to serve their communities.”

Jamie Bules, Greater Anglia Managing Director, said: “The completion of this work will help us to improve punctuality and performance on our rural lines between Norwich and Cambridge, Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. We would like to thank customers for their patience while this work was carried out.”

“Government advice at the moment is to stay at home and to only travel for essential reasons such as work, medical appointments and other legally permissible reasons. Our Safer Travel pledge highlights everything we are currently doing to help keep customers safe while travelling with us.”

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