Kew Railway Bridge Works Update

Kew Railway Bridge Update

Regular users of the Thames Towpath running under Kew Railway Bridge close to the National Archives may have noticed some changes to the worksite at the bridge.  Kew Society’s Environment Trustee Dr Sarah Clarke has been in touch with Network Rail who informed her that, following a meeting with the Structural Engineers:

“[They are] making good progress with the project to repair the bridge.  The monitoring equipment, which was in place as part of the investigation [as the Kew Society reported earlier here] has been removed and we’re now in the process of analysing the findings. These findings aren’t available yet but when they are, they’ll guide our next steps.”

Network Rail, Community Relations Team

Workers removing monitoring equipment

The Environment Team will keep you updated on Network Rail’s plans as and when they become available.

Kew Society members may also have seen a vessel surveying the bridge during the first week in November.  This work is not related to the repair work at the bridge; the vessel is being used to examine the bridge, which is a routine maintenance activity.

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