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Kings arms lock Bridge
River & Canal Users
Plans for the first phase of works to replace the Kings Arms Bridge is due to begin next week.
There will be road/cycle way diversions in place from Wednesday 23rd to Friday 25th May from the Piazza Terracina along the river side to Kings Arms bridge.
During the installation works on Wednesday 23rd we would ask all river users to avoid the area for safety reasons, please advise your customers/clients and club members.
Plans for the first phase of works to replace the Kings Arms Bridge is due to begin next week.
There will be road/cycle way diversions in place from Wednesday 23rd to Friday 25th May from the Piazza Terracina along the river side to Kings Arms bridge.
During the installation works on Wednesday 23rd we would ask all river users to avoid the area for safety reasons, please advise your customers/clients and club members.
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The current King’s Arms swing bridge linking Haven Banks to the Kings Arms Isthmus – land that includes footpaths and cycle paths beside the Trews Weir Flood Relief Channel – is being replaced.
On Wednesday a temporary bridge will be lifted into place just a short distance from the current structure.
The current bridge will remain in operation throughout the day but will be closed for safety reasons while the lift takes place.
Throughout the day cyclists and pedestrians will not be able to travel along the section of the riverbank behind Haven Banks Activity Centre. Instead they will be directed over the canal bridge, up Haven Road and back to the waterside via Piazza Terracina.
The temporary bridge will become operational from Friday 25 May, at which point the current bridge will be shut to the public so that work can start.
The bridge, which was first installed in 1972, has deteriorated over time and become rotten in places. It will be replaced by an almost identical metal swing bridge which will be partly cladded. The metalwork on the old bridge will be taken off and added to the new structure so that it remains in keeping with its surroundings. The new bridge is expected to be ready to install in the New Year.