Tag Archives: beresford road bridge
New swing on the block: checking out Splott’s newest park at Horwood Close
There’s a new kid on the block, or should I say there’s a new place for kids on the block? During the recent replacement of Beresford Road Bridge, the Horwood Close playground was taken down and the site used by Network Rail for storage and services realignment, which left a fun-sized gap in play provision […]
Pointing us in the right direction: Inksplott interview with Signpost Restoration
The observant among us will have noticed that Beresford Road Bridge is open again. The eagle-eyed will have also spied some lovingly restored original signs adorning the bridge. This week Inskplott caught up with David Gosling of Signpost Restoration, the business behind the project. Inksplott: Hi David Gosling, thank you for being interviewed for Inksplott. Can […]
What’s what with Beresford Rd Bridge. Mid-build update.
This week I met Karl Gilmore, Programme Manager for Network Rail for an update on replacing Beresford Road Bridge and was invited on site to see the progress and meet some of the team working on the project. The first thing to know is that the old bridge is gone; it was removed really quickly […]
Inksplott Social Media Roundup
What has got Splottlanders and Adamsdownians tweeting and facebooking this week? It’s been a hot week on the social media platforms in #Splott and #Adamsdown and we take a look at what’s got people talking online… Splott Beach On Monday the sun was shining, the sky was blue and Inksplott took off on a mission […]
Inksplott weekly news update
It has been an eventful week in Splott and surrounding areas. For anyone looking to catch up, here’s a summary of local news: One day to go to the first Splott Community Fete The first Splott fete is being held on the 7th August in Old Splott Library, Singleton Road and Moorland Park between 10am […]
Beresford Road Bridge closure: diversion route issued sends traffic through Splott
Beresford Road bridge closes this Saturday until next March and Cardiff Council has issued the official diversion route. Despite earlier indications from Network Rail that traffic would be guided down Rover Way and through Tremorfa, the route published today directs traffic down Moorland Rd, along Courtenay Road, Walker Road and East Tyndall Street and over […]
Lights and single lane traffic on Beresford Road Bridge
Traffic is a hot topic in Splott and, lately, the words on everybody’s lips are ‘what’s happening with Beresford Road Bridge?”. If you live in Splott or Adamsdown, or just drive through the neighbourhood on your way to and from work, you’ll know that Beresford Road Bridge is now down to a single lane managed […]
Beresford Road Pedestrian Bridge: Phase 1
On the night of Saturday the 9th April, Network Rail went to work installing the first half of the temporary pedestrian footbridge to span Beresford Road & Moorland Road, ready for when the traffic bridge closes in August (if Windsor Road goes to plan and reopens in July). Part one of the footbridge includes two […]
Update on Beresford Rd bridge following open residents’ meeting
Last night, I popped along to the open residents’ meeting held by Network Rail at its temporary site just off Horwood Close to find out more about the closure of Beresford Road bridge. I was shown the way by a very friendly Network Rail employee and arrived track-side just in time to see a London-bound […]