Relief For Drivers As Road Re-Opens

There is good news for drivers after the road linking Great Glen with Fleckney reopened to traffic.

Station Road has been shut for over two months after a van driver collided with a bridge near Wistow, causing major damage to the structure.

Station Road has re-opened

Leicestershire County Council has carried out the repairs and reassured drivers no further works are planned on the road, after a sign indicating another closure next month was erected earlier this week.

The council says this was put up by a contractor in error and it has now been removed.

The re-opening has also been welcomed by traders based at the near-by Wistow Rural Centre, who have complained about a fall in business during the road closure, which happened during the on-going closure of near-by Newton Lane.

Work to replace a rail bridge on Newton Lane remains suspended, while Network Rail agree final highway designs with the county council, meaning the road closure will be extended.