- APRIL 23 UPDATE: Network Rail has now postponed these works. For details, click here
The A237 Brighton Road by Coulsdon South Station is to be subject to closures for at least a week, with works to begin next Thursday, April 23, as Network Rail seeks to complete the fitting of a safety beam across the railway bridge which has been subject to frequent collisions from HGVs and double-decker buses.
“Fingers crossed it actually happens this time,” according to officials from the local residents’ association, whose latest newsletter carries the front-page headline: “Take Three!”
“Having failed to get the work done on two previous attempts, we have been informed that the A237 running in front of Coulsdon South Station will be closed a number of times between April 27 and May 1 to facilitate the final installation of the safety/protection beams for the railway bridge,” the Coulsdon West RA posted on its social media.
The full details of the works and road closures are included in the public notice, above, that has been issued for the works.
From 9am on April 23 to 11pm on Monday April 27, the car park at Coulsdon South Station will be closed to all vehicles.
There will be alternate lane closures and temporary traffic lights operating on the A237 at Coulsdon South from 7pm on Friday, April 24 until 2am on Saturday, April 25. Pedestrian access under the railway bridge will remain.
From 11.45pm on Saturday, April 25 to 2am on Monday, April 27, the main works to install the protection beams will be conducted.
Nearby bus stops will be suspended and buses diverted.
The A237 will be closed completely from 2am on April 25 until 4am on April 27. Traffic diversions will be in place.
There will be no pedestrian access under the railway bridge during this time.
Then, from 9.30pm to 5.30am from Monday April 27 until Thursday, April 30 (four nights), the A237 Brighton Road will be closed, with traffic diversions. There will be pedestrian access under the bridge during these times.
A final night time road closure is due to taake place from 9.30pm on April 30 to 5.30am on May 1 .
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If drivers of high vehicles literally can’t see the warning signs and then collide with low bridges, they should be arrested and charged with either careless or dangerous driving, depending on the damage
The bridge that takes the fast railway lines over the Brighton Road has been there for years, and until the Coulsdon bypass was built it was the only road route. Have buses and HGVs got taller than they used to be?