Bristol 'banana bridge' to reopen after £1.4m of repairs
Councillor Ed Plowden, chair of Bristol City Council's Transport and Connectivity Committee, said he was "delighted" the bridge is reopening."The refurbishment has safe-guarded this Grade II listed structure for many years to come," he added.
The council said the work had been completed five months earlier than scheduled, though the road closure on York Road continues while the sides of the New Cut are shored up.A group of local residents said a better approach to maintaining the bridges would be more monitoring of potential problems, to avoid so many routes over the river being shut for so long.Ed Hall, from Friends Of The New Cut, said: "They've not maintained this. They've allowed trees to grow along the edges of the New Cut."These bridges are the major carbon-free ways that thousands and thousands of people use to cross the river."Bristol City Council has been contacted for comment.
The following bridge works have been completed as part of the project:Langton Street Bridge, finished in 2025New Brislington Bridge on Feeder Road, repaired in 2024Gaol Ferry Bridge, completed in 2023The following work is still ongoing:Bathurst Swing Bridge was closed in the spring and will be shut for up to two yearsSparke Evans Parke Bridge linking Paintworks with Avonmeads was shut in October 2023 for up to two yearsVauxhall Bridge closed in October 2023 for up to three yearsThe following repairs are still to come:Bath New Bridge, twin crossings on Bath Bridges Roundabout near Temple MeadsBedminster Bridge, twin crossings which form a roundabout
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