Archway Road, Huyton

The bridge over Archway Road in Huyton is scheduled for major works this coming weekend, including replacing the bridge deck.  Road and rail closures are required.

The planning permission describes the work as replacement of existing bridge deck with waterproof concrete slab, repair work to elevations and arch, installation of steel fencing to both parapets, and ballast protection.

Archway Road will be closed from 19:00 on Friday 25th until 06:00 on Monday 28th April.

The railway will be closed all day Saturday in addition to the standard Sunday closure.

A touch of damp, and some sizeable weeds, but basically the bridge appears to be in good nick.

Update

I had intended to add "after" pictures for comparison, but there's very little to see from the street.  Most of the vaulting brickwork has been repointed, and the weeds on the ledge visible in the middle picture have been cleared.

Also completed over the weekend was the removal of the crossover at Huyton and, I'm told, the completion of the trackwork and signalling at Earlestown.

Huyton Blockade

Timetable updates have now been released for a nine day blockade at Huyton from Saturday 5th to Sunday 13th July.  The blockade will extend to Earlestown on Saturdays and Sundays only, reportedly to permit work on the Sankey Viaduct.

Here is a summary of the altered services, see the National Rail site for full details:

Saturday 5 July

• Buses replace trains Liverpool to Earlestown and Liverpool to St Helens Central.
• Liverpool to Manchester Airport trains are cancelled. 
• Liverpool to Warrington Bank Quay trains are cancelled. 
• The Liverpool to Newcastle service will run between Manchester Victoria and Newcastle only.

Sunday 6 July

• Buses replace trains Liverpool to Manchester Oxford Road and Liverpool to St Helens Central.
• Liverpool to Manchester Airport trains are diverted via the Warrington Central route.
• The Liverpool to Newcastle service will run between Manchester Victoria and Newcastle only.

Monday to Friday

• Buses replace trains Liverpool to St Helens Junction and Liverpool to St Helens Central.
• Liverpool - Manchester Airport trains are cancelled.
• The Liverpool to Newcastle service will run between Manchester Victoria and Newcastle only.

Saturday 12 July

• Buses replace trains Liverpool to Earlestown and Liverpool to Wigan North Western.
• Liverpool to Manchester Airport trains are cancelled.  
• Liverpool to Warrington Bank Quay trains are cancelled.  
• The Liverpool to Newcastle service will run between Manchester Victoria and Newcastle only.

Sunday 13 July

• Buses replace trains Liverpool to Manchester Oxford Road and Liverpool to Wigan North Western.
• Liverpool to Manchester Airport trains are diverted via Warrington Central.
• The Liverpool to Newcastle service will run between Manchester Victoria and Newcastle only.