Bridge ‘beamed’ in during overnight operation

A key milestone has been reached in connecting the Charterholme urban extension with Lincoln.

In the early hours of a March Sunday morning bridge beams were added to the construction of the vehicular/multi-user bridge over the railway at the eastern access to Charterholme (formerly known as the Western Growth Corridor) on Tritton Road.

This is a crucial infrastructure addition to facilitate the Charterholme development, which was first conceived 100 years ago and will evolve over the next 25 years to create 3,200 homes, a school, local services, open spaces for leisure and recreation and wider land uses together with improved transport infrastructure.

The new bridge will provide the eastern access into the site to unlock the development as well as providing the opportunity for the delivery of a connecting link route between the western, Skellingthorpe Road access and Tritton Road, subject to future funding.

John Graham Construction Limited was responsible for delivering the access road and the bridge and its delivery means the project remains on track for completion by March 2026.

The first phase of housing, now branded One at Charterholme, is expected to be completed from summer 2025 onwards.