Plumstead Road will be closed between Thorpe End and Little Plumstead from 8pm tomorrow (Saturday 8 April) for the lifting of the main beams on to the A1270 Northern Distributor Road bridge over the Norwich to Sheringham railway at Rackheath.
The 1,000 tonne crane has arrived on site and the forecast is for winds speeds to be within the limits for lifting the five braced pairs of 36.7-metre beams, each pair weighing 80 tonnes. Lifting is expected to start in the early hours of Sunday morning and if all goes well could be complete well before the 10pm completion target. The road will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so after the beam lifts and associated works have been completed, but no later than 6am on Monday 10 April. If good progress is made, this could be during the day on Sunday 9 April.
During the closure of Plumstead Road the main diversion will be along Salhouse Road. Access to Thorpe End will be maintained from the west (city direction). On Sunday, Bittern Line trains will be replaced by buses*. The revised timetable can be found on the Service Alterations page of the abellio Greater Anglia website: www.greateranglia.co.uk/travel-information/service-diversions. *Please note: The bus replacement service operator has changed and will not be provided by Sanders.
