The various individuals who use the services and leave within the proximity of an area in Cornwall will be helped to preserve their safety due to Network Rail’s decision to implement a barrier crossing across Lostwiethiel, close by Bodmin. Not only will the new crossing be installed, but the investment by Network Rail will cover the costs of installing light-emitting diodes as well as traffic lights to increase the visibility of the railway line at night and in the dark.

This is the latest initiative by Network Rail to bring itself to improving the rail systems all around the country, covering 20, 000 miles of railway and 40,000 individual bridging structures. An ambitious goal for Network Rail that also means that many of the more rural and isolated areas of the country’s railway networks are often neglected and remain the same, suffering from dilapidated and weather-worn services. But for the users of Lostwiethel  a change has been signaled to improve its systems, and from February the area will be paid the attention it has been due for a long time now.

It will however mean that there will be certain closures throughout the implementation of these improvements, such as the closing of streets intersecting with the barrier between 10pm and 8am on Saturday nights during the next month. Whilst this will undoubtedly cause disruptions for them, it is a necessary but only temporary bother that will enable for the repair and renovation works to take place. Furthermore, closures of the crossing will be implemented in early March on the 3^rd until the 13^th to allow for its restructure.

Network Rail has made clear that routes to divert oncoming traffic wherever possible will be implemented. The leading organizer of this project undertaken by Network Rail, Ife Adekoya, has expressed that they are collaborating well with the local Cornwall council to make sure that the inevitable disruptions the repairs will cause are of small an impact on Cornwall’s citizens as possible.