NETWORK Rail has warned people living alongside the Great Western route that it will be working day and night on the track for almost a month this summer.

In a message to residents it said: “Over the entire four weeks, we’ll be working from the outskirts of Royal Wootton Bassett, through Brinkworth, Little Somerford, Rodbourne, Hullavington, Acton Turville, Old Sodbury, Chipping Sodbury and Yate to Westerleigh Junction.”

The work is due to start on August 19 and will continue to September 15. Engineers will be piling and installing electrification equipment including trackside masts and wires.

“Unfortunately, some of the construction work will be noisy and we would like to thank our neighbours in advance for bearing with us. As well as the activity on the railway, there will be deliveries of plant and materials by road to our road-rail access points and compounds along the route,” it wrote.

From September 2 the work will move to the Westerleigh Junction and closer to Bristol Parkway.

A drop in session is being organised for June 22 in the village hall between 4pm and 6pm for residents to ask questions and learn more about the programme from the project team.

More information will also be available on a dedicated web page networkrail.co.uk/westernupgrade from June 19.

The work is part of a £2.8 billion scheme to upgrade the rail route between London and Cardiff before the introduction of a fleet of modern electric intercity trains.