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News articles from around the Division:
Monday December 11, 2006
Four weeks until bridge closure.
08 January 2007 - a date to remember.
At the same time the footbridge over the canal alongside the road will be removed, repaired, repainted and returned.
WCC highways state, "Staverton railway bridge has been assessed as sub-standard and requires strengthening. The alternative would be to impose a weight limit but the B3105’s function as an access to Canal Road Industrial Estate and diversion route for vehicles banned from Bradford on Avon makes this unacceptable.
The loose fill over the arch will be removed, replaced with concrete and waterproofed before replacing the road surfacing. We will erect signs stating that The Old Bear and any other local businesses remain open for business as usual."