Road to close for vital repair work
STAMFORD BRIDGE WILL SHUT TO VEHICLES
THE start date for the £350,000 repair scheme on an East Yorkshire road bridge has been announced which will involve a closure of up to ten weeks.
Essential repairs to the historic Stamford Bridge crossing are set to start on Monday, May 20.
East Riding Council will be investing £350,000 in the project, which aims to repair and enhance road safety on the grade two listed structure that has suffered years of damage.
The single-lane bridge will have to be shut down to traffic from May 20 for a period of eight-to-ten weeks to facilitate the work by council contractors. A temporary signed diversion will be established for traffic using the A166 Driffield to York route.
The adjacent footbridge will remain open, allowing pedestrians and dismounted cyclists to continue crossing over.
The 80 metre-long bridge over the River Derwent has been hit in several traffic accidents in recent years, inflicting serious damage to its parapets.
The repair scheme will see rows of stone bricks on the bridge’s parapets replaced with similar local stone from Whitby, and the walls will be reinforced. To prevent further strikes, warning bollards will be installed to indicate the
bridge’s width.
Esh Construction, contracted by the council, will carry out the scheme, with workers putting in longer hours and some weekend shifts to minimise closure time. In light of the bridge closure, the council has been coordinating with bus companies about public transport and arranging school transport for the weeks leading up to the summer holidays.