Another brand new footbridge, set to improve walking and cycling connectivity when complete, had its main span installed over a section of Worcester’s Southern Link Road in December.
The main span of the bridge was moved into place over the weekend of Friday 4th – Monday 7th December.
The Broomhall Way Footbridge, once complete, will allow for better and safer crossing of this busy road for pedestrians and cyclists. It will provide a link between the new commercial and housing development on the south of the A4440 to Power Park in St Peter’s on the north.
Councillor Ken Pollock, Cabinet Member with Responsibility for Economy and Infrastructure for Worcestershire County Council, said: “The major milestones on the Southern Link Road scheme are coming thick and fast, with yet another bridge to improve walking and cycling connectivity, being moved into place.
“This bridge, alongside two further bridges, a new underpass and a much wider shared walking and cycle path between the Ketch roundabout and Powick roundabout, will vastly improve the walking and cycling routes in the area. This is in addition to the scheme providing a dual carriageway for traffic from the M5 to Powick roundabout.”
Now the main span of the bridge is in place, further works are needed before the bridge becomes operational, including the construction of approach ramps and wider connection to the existing highway network on both sides of the road. Along with raising the footpaths in Power Park above the area that floods frequently, other works include the installation of a land drainage system, repositioning of the football pitch and landscaping.
Broomhall Way Footbridge is one of four crossings being installed as part of the wider Southern Link Road scheme. They include Crookbarrow Way Footbridge, which opened for use earlier in 2020, Hams Way Footbridge, which recently opened and an underpass near the Ketch roundabout which will be ready for use towards the end of the final phase of the Southern Link Road scheme.