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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Emer Scully

National Highways spent £8m filling historic bridges with concrete before scheme scrapped

A controversial scheme to fill historic railway bridges with concrete cost taxpayers £8million before it was scrapped.

Around 50 arches were blocked with crushed stone and foamed concrete between 2013 and 2021, we can reveal.

The £8,011,624 project was meant to keep structures safe for vehicles to cross without expensive restoration.

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