Weymouth: Lifting bridge shuts for repair work

Tents will be put up over the areas of the bridge being worked on so repairs can continue during wet weather

A 93-year-old lifting bridge in a seaside town has closed to traffic while repairs are carried out.

Weymouth Town Bridge needs to have welds replaced after cracks appeared in the road surface.

The bridge will shut to traffic during the work with a signed diversion in place - a footway for pedestrians will stay open.

The bridge has a lifting schedule for boats during the work, which is due to finish on 30 November.

Dorset Council said the work was needed to stop water soaking through the deck damaging the bridge.

A number of tents will be put up over the bridge so the work can continue in poor weather.

The work will also see the deck of the bridge resurfaced.