Rail infrastructure Rail infrastructure

Work No. 4A

Works associated with the construction of Work No. 4B(a) (green rail route), to include—

(a)

formation of new railway embankments, cuttings and all necessary earthworks (including removal of topsoil and subsoil) and associated rail infrastructure;

(b)

formation of trenches and installation of utilities; drainage works including swale forming part of the sustainable drainage system;

(c)

temporary realignment of Buckleswood Road;

(d)

construction of a temporary automated level crossing on Buckleswood Road and associated road modifications;

(e)

construction of temporary automated level crossing on B1122 Abbey Road and associated road modifications;

(f)

landscaping including the provision of landscape bunds, grassed areas and other areas of proposed planting; and

(g)

demolition/removal of any temporary structures and landscape works.

Work No. 4B

Temporary rail infrastructure (’green rail route’) to include—

(a)

a single track railway line (approximately 4.5km in length) commencing at a new junction with the existing Saxmundham to Leiston branch line at a point approximately 500 metres east of Saxmundham Road level crossing and approximately 230 metres south of Buckle’s Wood, passing southwest to northeast and terminating within the main development site (Work No. 1A);

(b)

sidings, vehicle inspection buildings, security footbridge and material handling areas; and

(c)

demolition/removal of any temporary structures and landscape works.

The location of the above works is shown on sheet nos 1,2,3,7 and 8 of the Works Plans.

Work No. 4C

Works to the Saxmundham to Leiston branch line, to include—

(a)

upgrades to the existing junction of the Saxmundham to Leiston branch line and the East Suffolk line including the provision of an additional crossover;

(b)

track replacement; and

(c)

upgrades to up to nine existing level crossings at Bratts Black House, Snowdens, Buckle’s Wood, Summerhill, Knodishall, West House, Saxmundham Road, Leiston, and Sizewell.

The location of the above works is shown on sheet nos. 3,7,9 and 10 of the Works Plans.

Work No. 4D

Temporary rail spur off the Saxmundham to Leiston branch line to provide a rail siding in land east of Eastlands Industrial Estate, to include—

(a)

earthworks, including embankments, cuttings and retaining structures;

(b)

railway tracks, sidings, vehicle inspection buildings and material handling areas; and

(c)

demolition/removal of any temporary structures and landscape works.

The location of the above works is shown on sheet nos. 3 and 10 of the Works Plans.