Council to decide on £200k bridge replacement

A bridge at Melton Country Park was "badly damaged" in January 2025 due to extensive flooding, a council report said

A project to replace a country park bridge in Melton Mowbray and bring it back into use is set to be given the green light.

The wooden bridge in Melton Country Park, which crosses Scalford Brook near the stepping stones, was partially submerged when the park flooded in January.

Melton Borough Council's cabinet recommended on Wednesday that the council add the project to its capital programme and allocate £200,000 for the work.

A report will go before the full council on Thursday, which recommends replacement of the whole bridge to "reduce vulnerability to extreme weather events in the future".

The bridge was submerged during flooding earlier this year