A £10.5 million footbridge in Newport is to finally open several months later than planned. The 500-tonne bridge connecting Queensway to Devon Place beside Newport train station will open on Monday, April 17.
Leader of Newport City Council Jane Mudd will officially open the bridge on Monday morning alongside deputy minister for climate change Lee Waters and students from local schools in a move presented as a step forward in the city’s plans to become greener and more sustainable.
The new pedestrian link, which will replace the vandalism-prone subway which has been blighted by drugs and anti-social behaviour issues in recent years, was officially installed on Christmas Day 2021 which saw the station closed for two days. Plans were in place to open the bridge last year, but the council delayed its opening due to supply chain issues in improving the public area surrounding the bridge on the Queensway side.
