Work to stabilise bridge over railway to start

Peterborough City Council said work to stabilise the bridge would be completed over the summer

A road bridge over a railway will be partially closed while maintenance work takes place.

Peterborough City Council said the project to stabilise the Westfield Road railway bridge, near Bourges Boulevard, would start on Monday and would be completed during the summer.

Without the works, the authority said there was a risk the bridge would need to be closed to vehicles.

The westbound lane between the Bourges Boulevard roundabout and Lime Kiln Close will be closed during the works.

The eastbound section will remain open to traffic.

Engineers will build a retaining wall to support and stabilise the embankment and there will be resurfacing to the carriageway at the end of the project, the council says.