Crossrail have begun improvement works to the Westbourne Park pedestrian footbridge, spanning the Great Western Railway line between Westbourne Park Villas and Alfred Road. This work is a result of the great response to petitions by Westminster City Council, SEBRA and the residents of Westbourne Park Villas to improve the poor environment of the existing footbridge and the lack of step free access at the Westbourne Park Villas end of the footbridge.
The works will include:
- The removal of the existing southern (Westbourne Park Villas) footbridge span and staircase;
- The installation of a new southern footbridge span and staircase;
- The installation of a new disability compliant ramp to the new southern footbridge span
In order to allow the delivery and removal of materials and construction of the footbridge, some weekend road closures will be required in Westbourne Park Villas between June and September 2016.
The footbridge is proposed to be totally closed to pedestrians between Saturday 23 July and Thursday 25 August 2016. This closure period coincides with the school holiday period as the footbridge is heavily used by students at the Westminster Academy. The footbridge will be open before the August Bank Holiday weekend 2016 when the Notting Hill Carnival takes place and pedestrian numbers in the area are higher than usual.
The works are expected to be fully completed and the worksite cleared by Thursday 8 September 2016.
