03:01AM, Tuesday 05 March 2013
Work has started on a £1m revamp of the historic Bourne End Railway Bridge.
The structure over the River Thames, which runs from the village to Cookham, carries the Marlow Branch Line train service and provides a crossing point for walkers using the Thames Path.
Network Rail owns the bridge and has employed building contractor Osborne to undertake the project.
The steel bridge requires minor structural changes and will also be given a new coat of protective paint. Bad weather had delayed the start of work which had been due to start in mid January. A team of 20 will now be working six days a week to make up time.
No date for the project to be completed has been given and estimates have ranged from the 'end of the summer' to the winter.
Work will not affect the train service or walkers although boats will be restricted to passing through only one of the three spans at certain stages.
Osborne has consulted with the Environment Agency, Bucks County Council and The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead.
Noise control measures, including special acoustic curtains, will be used.
The bridge was first constructed in 1854 out of wood by Isambard Kingdom Brunel before being demolished and then reconstructed from steel in 1895.
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