Broadmead Road Update - Wednesday 26 February 2025

This is the latest update on the Broadmead Road Bridge.

The top priority is to ensure we have a safe bridge that can be used by pedestrians and vehicles. Currently the bridge cannot have vehicles crossing it.

We are finalising the technical report. This covers the detail about load capacity. We expect to be able to publish the report in early April which will now comprise both the structural load capacity as of right now and the structural load capacity as-built in 1937.

We are also developing an Options Report, setting out all solutions for the Bridge's future. This report will be published in late Spring 2025. This will include repair and protection or replacement options.

The Bridge cannot be reopened in its current state and we are dedicated to finding a safe and sustainable solution.

We will provide another update in March.

The links to the summary report, Principal Inspection and Concrete Testing reports in the "documents" section of this page on the right hand side and they can be found below:

Summary Update Report [4.1 mb]:Link

Principal Inspection Report [207 mb]: Link

Concrete Testing Report [39.1mb]:Link