Work to repair a key footbridge across the River Avon in Bristol has been put on hold for the summer at least - because the bridge is so weak it might not be able to have scaffolding on it.
Council contractors were due to start the job of repairing Gaol Ferry Bridge, which connects South Bristol with Spike Island and the Wapping Wharf area of the city centre, in June - with the bridge set to close for the rest of the year.
But the closure of the bridge never happened last month, or this month, and now Bristol Live understands there's a big issue with the bridge's structure that is causing an even greater challenge than first thought. No date has yet been set for the closure of Gaol Ferry Bridge, and a new plan on how to actually do the work to repair it has to be drawn up, after engineers' initial assessments last month.
