In the meantime, a temporary bridge has been put in place for the benefit of cyclists and pedestrians.
Here is a video of a ride across the new bridge shown at 4 times actual cycling speed, which makes it much more exciting to watch.
Hang on to your hats - here we go!
This is an artist's impression of the new road bridge.
And here a view from the parapet of the pedestrian/cycle bridge looking down upon the massive stone piers which, until recently, supported London Road. The railway lines can just be seen in the bottom of the picture. The buildings in the distance are on Bateman Street
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Sent this link to my eldest son who is working now for networkrail as a graduate project manager on HS2. he expressed an interest and even wanted to visit the site on xmas day in his own time to see it put in place.
Just noticed the Cyclists Please Dismount sign.
A request rather than the law?
Yes, these signs have no legal significance, but it's nice to see the word "Please" in there.
I see no point in dismounting if the cyclist is riding at a sensible speed i.e. not 4x speed!
John Grimshaw once said that all such signs should be melted down and used to make something useful.
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