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Title: Lorry crash causes delays at Maidenhead - 12 November 2010 Post by: Chris from Nailsea on November 12, 2010, 23:26:29 From the Maidenhead Advertiser (http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk/news/article-18661-breaking-news-lorry-crash-causes-delays/):
Quote A lorry has crashed into the railway bridge in Marlow Road in Maidenhead causing heavy tailbacks. The Mercedes vehicle is stuck under the bridge on the A308 and the road is closed. Police are on the scene directing drivers and have advised motorists to find an alternative route or delay their journey. Trains have also been stopped and a bus replacement service is running between Maidenhead and Marlow. Network Rail have been called out to inspect the bridge for damage and it is anticipated the road will have to remained closed until this has been carried out and the lorry removed. A police spokesman said they were called to the scene at 3.59pm and found a lorry from R McDowell Distribution jammed under the bridge, which has a clearance of 15 feet. He added: "There's a lot of traffic and it's hard to say how long it will take. I anticipate heavy delays." Title: Re: Lorry crash causes delays at Maidenhead - 12 November 2010 Post by: Mookiemoo on November 13, 2010, 09:17:42 Wonder if this is connected to the news report I just heard about the a404 being closed u till tomorrow
Title: Re: Lorry crash causes delays at Maidenhead - 12 November 2010 Post by: johoare on November 13, 2010, 09:29:33 The A404M is closed a lot at weekends as they are replacing the bridge over the railway line... a bit at a time... Causes good traffic hold ups in Maidenhead though :)
Title: Re: Lorry crash causes delays at Maidenhead - 12 November 2010 Post by: Electric train on November 13, 2010, 10:25:38 Wonder if this is connected to the news report I just heard about the a404 being closed u till tomorrow Traffic chaos due to this bridge struck unrelated however what might be related are lorries using GPS to divert around the A404 (M) closures coming off of the M40 jcn 4 and turning onto the A308 at Bisham and going via Maidenhead town center and the A4 instead of the A404; apparently a number of times this week there have been a number of near misses at the bridge where lorries have stopped and had to reverse.A mate of mine live very near to "Crawford Arch" on the "six cross roads" aka the Maidenhead - Bourne Line bridge over A308 Marlow Road / Gringer Hill went to his place on the way to the pub at 20:30 ish the offending articulated lorry with its flat packed curtain trailer was hitched up to a recovery lorry; Apart from scratched pain the bridge has made a full recovery however the lorry trailer terminal - Bridge 1 lorries 0 This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |