To allow us to install overhead wires to power cleaner, quieter electric trains, we are removing this bridge.
There is no public access over the bridge; however, the Public Right of Way running north of the railway line between New Sturton Lane and Ridge Road will need to be diverted temporarily between 21 July 2025 and approximately January 2026 to enable the safe removal of the bridge.
The location of the closure and an alternative route is shown below:
We carried out a public consultation to share our proposals with the local community and hear their feedback on our plans during October and November 2022.
In Autumn 2024, the Secretary of State for Transport approved a Transport and Works Act Order, granting us permission to carry out this and a number of other major elements of the Transpennine Route Upgrade between Leeds and Micklefield.
We are proposing to re-use some of the stone from this bridge to raise the height of the nearby Crawshaw Woods Bridge.
