Network Rail have been criticised for not putting on a service to help children get to school after their railway bridge works have caused road closures in Wigan.
Ladies Lane bridge in Hindley is being replaced due to the electrification upgrade on the railway line, meaning there have been weeks of closures. This means that streets connected have become ‘like a cul-de-sac’, and normal bus routes have been diverted.
Coun Chris Ready, portfolio holder for Communities and Neighbourhoods at Wigan Council, has been working with his ward peers to try and sort alternative transport to buses for school children, which he believes Network Rail should have provided.
