Bridge Fix: Lorry Crashes to End on A5 Watling Street

0:00It's April 15th. This is Lester News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Britain's most bashed railway bridge on the A5 Wattling Street near Hinckley in Lestershire is finally getting a fix. Network rail data shows it got hit by lorries, 22 times between 1st April, 2024, and 31st March 2025. Topping the charts nationwide. Developers plan to lower the road underneath, starting this summer to stop those crashes. Mount Park, the firm behind a nearby logistics park, is footing the bill after getting approval back in June 2023. This ties into bigger highway upgrades, kicking off 5th May and running up to a year. Officials confirmed a temporary order for the work, with close teamwork from network rail, national highways, and local council. Local MP Luke Evans says, the area's weighted ages for this, calling it short-term hassle for major long-term winds on safety and flow.

1:00Folks expect disruptions like a 40 miles per hour speed limit between Hammond's Way and Doddwell's road junctions, plus overnight closures from 8pm to 6am. Project leads pinpoint the road drop for summer holidays over about two weeks, with the versions routing traffic onto the M69, M6, and M42. Mount Park's pushing to tweak planning, so Tesco can occupy a unit from September 2026, before full completion eyed for March 20. 27. Counselors urge sticking to the deal to avoid extra risks. But the dev team insists no traffic spikes since Tesco's shifting from a spot already clear. Of the bridge. Once done right, this clears the bottleneck, slashes strikes, and keeps the road humming smooth for everyone.