A date has been set for Lady Bay Bridge to fully reopen to motorists. Subject to a final safety inspection, drivers will be able to travel in both directions on the bridge from 12pm on Saturday, August 20 with the final stage of repair works coming to a close on Friday, August 18.
The bridge was shut on Monday, July 4 after a lorry crashed off it and a "complex clean-up operation" was then carried out. This included the installation of temporary concrete barriers to allow the bridge to reopen in one direction on July 11, before structural scaffolding was put in place to rebuild the parapet using heritage materials. The final stage of works will be the installation of the new safety barrier on the bridge.
The council say that, ahead of the full reopening, a full closure of Lady Bay Bridge will be needed from 6am on Saturday to remove the temporary barriers and final preparations to be carried out. Once this is complete, the bridge will reopen in both directions.
