A railway bridge in Hindley will soon be demolished and replaced as part of line electrification works.
Network Rail have announced that this will be the next phase of major work to electrify the railway between Wigan and Bolton. This is part of a £78m investment to upgrade the 6.5-mile stretch of railway to enable electric trains to serve the key North West towns in the future.
Wigan Council's decision to approve the plans in November 2022 came despite objectors raising questions over whether the historic bridge on Ladies Lane, which was built in the 1840’s, should be protected from a heritage point of view alongside fears over traffic disruption.
