Work to strengthen bridge

Published 10 Sep 2009 09:00 0 Comments

WORK to repair the 300-year-old Thames Maidenhead Bridge is due to begin on Monday.

Contractors will remove eroded stonework and replace it as part of essential strengthening work to ensure the Grade 1 listed structure can continue to take 40-tonne vehicles.

Road traffic will not be effected as repairs to the stonework will be carried out from barges on the river.

Lead member for highways and streetcare, cllr Colin Rayner, said: "If we did not carry out the work we would undoubtedly have had to reduce the 40-tonne weight limit on the bridge which would have had major traffic implications for a great many vehicles.

"The bridge is an important transport link for traffic using the A4, and one of only two bridges in the borough over the River Thames that can take 40-tonne heavy goods vehicles."

The work is expected to take 25 weeks dependent on weather conditions and river flow.

The next stage of the essential maintenance work, which involves resurfacing the carriageway and re-paving the footpaths, is scheduled to commence at the end of October.

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