Footbridge repairs to start after eight-year closure
It will take two weeks for sections of the bridge to be removed
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Kingsweston Iron Bridge is being repaired after a series of crashes led to it being closed in 2015
The repair works will begin on 27 November and Kingsweston Road will be closed for two weeks
Heritage contractors are expected to restore the bridge and add steps on either side by late 2024
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Work to repair a Grade II listed footbridge which has been shut for eight years is set to begin.
After a series of truck crashes, Kingsweston Iron Bridge in Bristol was deemed too dangerous to use and was closed by the council in 2015.
It will take two weeks for sections of the bridge to be removed, so Kingsweston Road will be closed from 27 November.
Bristol City councillor Don Alexander said: "I know how many people have missed the bridge while it has been out of action and will welcome the news that we are restoring it."
The bridge was damaged in 2015 by a truck, which was too large to drive underneath it, and struck the east underside. The same happened to the north underside in 2018.
Certified heritage contractors will be employed to raise the historic crossing by 3ft 3in (1m) and add steps on each side.
The £1.1m project is expected to be finished by late 2024, when the bridge will be craned back into a raised position.
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