Lincoln racecourse: busy road bisects grandstand and course
PICTURE: Dan AbrahamPlan for Lincoln to race again facing roadblock
SERIOUS logistical problems will need to be overcome if the ambition of bringing Flat racing back to Lincoln in the next five years is to be realised.
The target was set this month when the Lincoln Racecourse Regeneration Company (LRRC) unveiled plans to redevelop the former racecourse at Carholme, which hosted its last meeting in 1964.
The proposal met with stiff opposition from local residents and now it has emerged that if the scheme gets planning permission racing could take place only on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
This is because every day an estimated 15,000 vehicles use Carholme Road, one of Lincoln's major arteries and which separates the track from the grandstand.
Mark Welsh, area highways manager at Lincolnshire County Council, said: "The closure of Carholme Road would present a challenge and in reality it would be possible only on Sundays or Bank Holidays when we would provide road closures as we do for other events such as the Christmas Market."
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