Nottingham City Council has entered a £12.6m delivery contract to expedite the city’s new 85 metre long walking and cycling bridge over the River Trent.
The network arch bridge will be 20 metres high from its deck to its peak, weighing in at 160 tonnes, and will link the north side of the river to the new Trent Basin community.
This contract signing signals the start of construction for the bridge scheme, with the first activity on site the demolition of the warehouse previously used by Flo Skate Park.
The first new bridge in the city since the 1950s, bridge construction will be handled by UK-based, international infrastructure group Balfour Beatty.
The project is entirely funded by the Transforming Cities Fund, provided by the UK government and is the final project to come out of the City Council’s Transforming Cities Fund programme, which began in 2020 following a successful bid joint bid between Nottingham and Derby.
The successful bid secured the partnership of more than £160m of government funding for projects which encourage inter-city connectivity and lower carbon journeys.
In addition to the construction of the bridge, work is underway to ensure that it will be well connected to the high-quality cycle route on Daleside Road with the wider sustainable transport connections through to the city centre in addition to along the banks of the river to Colwick Park.
Nottingham City Council executive member for strategic regeneration, transport and communications Neghat Khan said: “I’m delighted to share that Nottingham City Council has officially partnered with Balfour Beatty, our trusted lead delivery partner, to bring our exciting new walking and cycling bridge to life.
“This ambitious project, fully funded by central government through the Transforming Cities Fund, marks a significant step toward a greener, more connected future.”
“Once completed, the bridge will enhance Nottingham’s cycling and pedestrian network, providing a safe, traffic-free route over the river and empowering more people to travel sustainably and healthily.”
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