Evenin’ all, new member here but long time lurker.
Apologies if this has been covered already, though I never saw if it was...
Preliminary proposals are in for the new footbridge to replace the Jumble Lane crossing adjacent to Barnsley station. The sketches are impressive with a cable stayed structure and “funicular” lifts for accessibility. The council reports also talk about it enabling higher capacity, longer platforms and HS2 services by removing the “high risk” crossing.
To secure funding it will have to be completed in just over a year from now.
More here:
http://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/5m-to-bridge-the-gap
Apologies if this has been covered already, though I never saw if it was...
Preliminary proposals are in for the new footbridge to replace the Jumble Lane crossing adjacent to Barnsley station. The sketches are impressive with a cable stayed structure and “funicular” lifts for accessibility. The council reports also talk about it enabling higher capacity, longer platforms and HS2 services by removing the “high risk” crossing.
To secure funding it will have to be completed in just over a year from now.
More here:
http://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/5m-to-bridge-the-gap
The bridge will take people from the new Market Gate car park over the railway line at roughly the point where the level crossing stands today, to the pedestrian area in front of the Transport Interchange’s main entrance.
This will be on the edge of the new Market Square which will be created following the opening of the Glass Work and the refurbished indoor market, and the removal of the temporary market ‘shed’.
The £5m bridge is being funded 50/50 by Barnsley Council and Network Rail, which wants to get rid of the level crossing on safety grounds.
Leader of the council Sir Steve Houghton said the bridge would be a striking and attractive addition to the town centre, but health and safety was the primary
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