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Yello Bird · 15-07-2010, 21:19

I was over in the planing office earlier in the week on other business and had a look at the drawings for these stations, The proposed Kildare and Sallins footbridges have massive ramps on either platform they look brutal, way out of proportion in relation to the stations. Newbridge is on some kind of public display Part 8 thing if i remember correctly with a lift on one side (station building side) with an enormous ramp on the far side very ugly. I have no expertise in this but to my eyes the ramps look like a difficult way for a wheelchair user to get from one platform to the other,would lifts either side of a bridge not have been a better solution??? say like hazel hatch.

15-07-2010, 21:19	#4
Yello Bird New to the board Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1	I was over in the planing office earlier in the week on other business and had a look at the drawings for these stations, The proposed Kildare and Sallins footbridges have massive ramps on either platform they look brutal, way out of proportion in relation to the stations. Newbridge is on some kind of public display Part 8 thing if i remember correctly with a lift on one side (station building side) with an enormous ramp on the far side very ugly. I have no expertise in this but to my eyes the ramps look like a difficult way for a wheelchair user to get from one platform to the other,would lifts either side of a bridge not have been a better solution??? say like hazel hatch.