Borough Council will retain ownership of the land up to the southern abutment of the new bridge, whilst Network Rail will become the owner of the new bridge. The GCR will resultantly negotiate an operational lease agreement with Network Rail, which will define operational requirements which the GCR must comply with over the bridge. Midland Main Line bridge Preparatory work on the bridge over the Midland Main Line began on 12 February 2016 while the main construction work commenced in April 2017, with the main bridge beams being installed in September 2017. In the early hours of 3 September 2017 a 1000-tonne crane was used to lift the two steel beams forming the basis of the bridge into place. The bridge was expected to be completed in 2019. As of late 2017, £2.5m had been spent installing the bridge over the Midland Main Line. Canal bridge In 2014 a detailed assessment of work on the double track bridge over the Grand Union canal had been undertaken. The bridge had last carried trains in 1969. three separate quotes for renovating the bridge had been obtained, refurbishment is expected to cost about £400,000. Bridge refurbishment completed July 2020. References External links Project website (archived version - original now offline) Great Central Railway - Bridge to the Future. Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre. Great Central Railway Great Central Railway (preserved) Gap