Issue details

Following structural inspections carried out in 2010 Victoria Bridge was closed to pedestrians and cyclists in the interests of public safety. Recent (September 2011) structural monitoring of the bridge recorded cracking within critical structural members necessitating the commissioning and undertaking of emergency works to stabilise and protect the bridge from the risk of collapse. These works included attaching straps to the bridge and the provision of a truss which also enables the bridge to be brought back into use.

This Decision ratified the work undertaken and approved the sources of funding associated with the emergency works and  was taken under ‘Rule 16 - Special Urgency’ provisions in the Council’s Constitution on the basis that the decision could not reasonably be deferred due to the serious risk that the Bridge could fail unless emergency action was taken.  This course of action was agreed by the Deputy Chair of the Planning Transport & Environment PDS Panel, Chief Executive, Monitoring Officer and Section 151 Officer.