A new bridge across the New Cut River Avon should be seriously considered, according to Bristol City Council’s transport chief. Cllr Don Alexander came to the conclusion after sharing an update that work to repair Gaol Ferry Bridge would take longer and cost more money than first thought, because the state of the bridge was worse than expected.
The repair work on the 1930s suspension bridge is now expected to take a full year or more - and it won’t be open before the end of the summer at the earliest - which Cllr Alexander acknowledged would be a blow to the people of Bedminster and Southville, and the businesses in Wapping Wharf who have been badly hit by its closure.
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