Preston’s Old Tram Bridge was closed over fears that it could collapse
The leader of the campaign group that fought for Preston ’s Old Tram Bridge to be replaced and reopened has confessed to having “mixed emotions” as demolition work begins on the crumbling structure.
The bridge has had several incarnations in the more than two centuries that it has linked Preston and South Ribble. Although the concrete deck of the structure that is now being demolished was introduced only in the mid-1960s – after its previous timber version rotted away – the trestle-style supports in the river were installed back in 1936, following damage caused by flooding.
“The main frustration was that they could no longer use it – so there will be thousands of happy people once it’s reopened,” he said. As the LDRS revealed earlier this week, if the government gives the green light to reallocate the funding earmarked for a controversial revamp of Ashton Park, the budget for the bridge will be boosted to £8.2m. The original estimated cost of the ‘new’ Old Tram Bridge was £6.6m.
Lancashire County Council is managing the project and has supported it financially with £1m in match funding from its own coffers.
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