The Redcliffe Bascule bridge in Bristol’s city centre will shut for 10 weeks to drivers and pedestrians for £3million repair works.
The 80-year-old bridge, which connects Redcliffe to Welsh Back near Queen Square, will completely close in the summer while contractors Alun Griffiths fix the machinery which opens and closes it. A councillor has acknowledged that the closure "will cause significant disruption".
Repairs began in January last year but stalled after the company fixing the structure, Cleveland Bridge, went into administration. The bridge has not fully worked since 2015.
