SIDELINES
Newlookat Kidderminster
JUNE7 sawthe opening of a new£5millionstation buildingat Kidderminsteinr Worcestershire.
Theglass-frontebduildingis twicethe sizeof itspredecessor, andalsohasanimproved forecourtgivingsaferaccestso the stationwith betterdrop-off, taxianddisabledparking arrangements.
TayBridgesleeper replacemenwt ork
A PROJECisTunderwayto replacemorethan 1,200timber sleeperosntheTayBridge.
Arounda third of the bridge's leepersb,aseplates andPandrocl lips,some datingbackto the 1960sw, ill be replacedin a programme costingaround£500,000and lastinguntilSeptember.
Theinvestmenftollowsa £75millionrestorationof the bridge'smetalworkc, ompleted in 2017.
GEMLembankment strengthened