Works on Woodseats Road railway bridge MEGATHREAD

[Jeffrey Shaw 90]

Been told by work men woodseats road could re open on friday the 13th

But "Friday The 13th" films come in instalments- so maybe reopening won't be instantaneous either.

[1978 14]

Star tonight, page 12 (not on internet site), has a picture of the new bridge across both tracks with two trains immediately below.

 

A Network Rail spokesman said " We are working to complete the bridge and reopen one line of traffic by January 18. We apologise for any inconvenience." The bridge is due to be finished by the end of the month.

 

So, I suppose they might get it partially open by the weekend if the weather stays fine, but not too long to wait until 18th, and final completion a few days later.

[Andy C 85]

Now on the Star website: http://www.thestar.co.uk/community/bridge_partial_reopening_expected_late_next_week_1_4123381

 

Details of revised bus services - diverted 75/76 and special shuttle minibus on Woodseats Road to connect - here: http://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/disruptions.aspx?id=3293

[s4foz33 10]

travelsouthyorkshire.com/disruptions.aspx

 

Woodseats Road Closure/Shuttle Bus (Sheffield)

 

This page updated on 13th January at 0815.

 

 

 

***Road to be reopened from 0800 on Saturday 14th January***

 

 

 

Due to the replacement of the Bridge over the Railway Line, Woodseats Road remains closed.

 

First Service 75, 76 and 701 are subject to Diversion as follows:

 

Service 75 from Highfield Library continuing along London Road then onto Chesterfield Road picking up normal route at the top of Woodseats Road.

 

Service 75 From Batemoor normal to Top of Woodseats Road, then continuing along Chesterfield Road and London Road to pick up normal route at Highfield Library.

 

Service 76 From Bottom of Woodseats Road continuing Along Abbeydale Road to the 2nd Exit from Abbeydale Road onto Archer Road (Millhouses End) then Right onto Hutcliffe Wood Road picking up Normal route at Bottom of Bocking Lane.

 

Service 76 From Low Edges normal to bottom of Bocking Lane, then onto Hutcliffe Wood Road, Left onto Archer Road, then Right onto Abbeydale Road picking up normal route from bottom of Woodseats Road.

 

Service 701 From Meadowhead then onto Abbey Lane, Right onto Hutcliffe Wood Road, Left onto Archer Road, Right onto Abbeydale Road picking up normal route from bottom of Woodseats Road.

 

Service 701 From Bents Green normal to bottom of Woodseats Road, then continuing along Abbeydale Road to Archer Road (Millhouses End), then onto Hutcliffe Wood Road, Abbey Lane and picking up normal route at the bottom of Meadowhead.

 

 

 

A special free shuttle bus service will run along Woodseats Road to enable connections with bus services on Abbeydale Road and on Chesterfield Road.

 

The service starts will run on Mondays to Saturdays until further notice as follows:

 

From Tesco Abbeydale Park & Ride via Abbeydale Road, Broadfield Road, Broadfield Way, Little London Road, Athol Road, Woodseats Road.

 

From Woodseats, Woodseats Road/Chesterfield Road via Woodseats Road, Chesterfield Road, Scarsdale Road, Woodseats Road, Athol Road, Little London Road, Broadfield Way, Broadfield Road, Abbeydale Road, Tesco Abbeydale Park & Ride.

 

 

 

Buses will depart from Tesco Abbeydale Park & Ride at 0700 and every 30 minutes until 1830 call at all stops.

 

Buses will depart from Woodseats, Woodseats Road/Chesterfield Road at 0715 and every 30 minutes until 1845 calling at all stops.

 

From Monday 9th January the shuttle service will be operated by Stagecoach Sheffield.

 

 

 

These works were originally intended to finish on Wednesday 28th December, however due to inclement weather the works are still to be completed.

 

 

 

 

For journey options please use the Journey Planner or call Traveline on 01709 515151 . The information displayed on this page is correct and relevant to the time and date as shown above and may be subject to change between 07:00 and 22:00 hours.

[highflyerjak 10]

CONFIRMED - 99.9% sure road will re-open tomorrow (Saturday 14th) from approx. 0800.

[alanc 10]

I'm 100% sure it will be reopened, because I've just driven over it half an hour ago. It's still traffic light controlled and only single file traffic, but it is now open to traffic.

[highflyerjak 10]

Traffic flowing nicely down there this morning!

[muddycoffee 10]

Been over today, the traffic lane appears to be extremely narrow with the original metal road barriers keeping the line.

Looking to the side, there is a large hole in the roadway which still needs to be filled before the road can be fully opened.

[bus man 10]

Woodseats Road Bridge Today

 

 

The reason why the bridge is down to one lane and with traffic lights is due to the fact that the bridge is not finished , remember that due to the fact that the origional project overan due to weather problems the work will take longer.

[bus man 10]

As you will proabably know by now the road reopened on friday night to cars and buses started using it yesterday morning from 0845 yesterday.

 

The sleeper bridge and traffic lights have been put back in on a temporary basis to allow work to continue on the bridge which is not yet complete, obvious work needing completion includes the railings and the gap between the new bridge and the banking.

 

Yesterday afternoon:

 

[holidaygirl 10]

Its open today

[Jeffrey Shaw 90]

[Courtesy of the Sheffield Omnibus Enthusiasts Society]

 

 

Woodseats Road in Sheffield was closed for bridgeworks as planned from after the last bus passed on 24 December 2011. Demolition of the old bridge was completed ahead of schedule on the 25th but high winds on the 26th prevented all the new units being installed. This meant that the road did not re-open as planned by 0500 on the 28th and will remain closed until such time as a railway possession can be obtained to complete the works, hopefully over a weekend by early February 2012.

[NB: obviously, later events have overtaken that]

 

As previously reported, the contracted svc.75 journeys on 26 December 2011 & 1 January 2012 operated via Chesterfield Rd & London Rd between Woodseats & Highfield in both directions, omitting Abbeydale Rd. On the morning of the 27th some svc.75 & 76 buses also used Chesterfield Rd & London Rd but by noon all were using First's preferred diversion of running as normal via Abbeydale Rd, continuing on to Abbeydale Road South and then using Abbey Ln to re-join the normal routes at Bocking Ln (svc.76) or at the bottom of Meadowhead (svc. 75). These arrangements were expected to be in force until Woodseats Rd re-opened but, owing to public pressure over svcs.75/76 not serving Woodseats centre, a revision was made from 4 January 2012. From that date: svc.75 operated via Chesterfield Rd & London Rd in both directions (like svc. 25A) between Highfield & Woodseats centre; svc.76 ran via Abbeydale Rd then Archer Rd & Hutcliffe Wood Rd to Bocking Ln in both directions (like svc.87); a free half-hourly Monday-Saturday 'Woodseats Road shuttle', operated by Sheffield Community Transport, was introduced. The latter runs between 0700 & 1830 from the Abbeydale Road Tesco via Abbeydale Rd, Broadfield Rd, Broadfield Wy, Little London Rd & Athol Rd to join Woodseats Rd beyond the bridge site, then up Woodseats Rd to terminate just before its junction with the A61 Chesterfield Rd. Return journeys - at 0745 to 1845 - loop via the A61 & Scarsdale Rd back to Woodseats Rd and the reverse of the outwards journey. Note that the prolonged closure of Woodseats Rd bridge also affects svc.701 (Darnall-Manor Top-High Storrs School) which is diverted between the bottom of Meadowhead & Abbeydale Rd via Abbey Ln, Hutcliffe Wood Rd & Archer Rd in both directions.