Timeline of Rhubarb Bridge

confused as to why the pedestrian crossings are needed at this stage, and remain worried that this is all part of a longer term plan to remove the bridge later on.”

The council has received £3.85 million of funding from the Department for Transport for the project.

The repairs on the bridge are expected to start later this year. Full plans to demolish Rhubarb Bridge were unveiled in August 2017 having already twice been approved in principle by councillors. The £5.5 million project was for Toucan crossings at the A47/ A15 roundabout, including on the slip roads, with extra lanes for motorists. A petition against the plans led to a Full Council debate where a working group was set up to look at all options for the bridge. Last December council leader Cllr John Holdich promised there would continue to be a bridge after new surveys showed it could be repaired to last for several years.

Nyree Ambarchian