Final section of new bridge over the Severn installed

THE final section of a footbridge over the navigational Severn in Worcester has been installed.

Though windy conditions meant the bridge was delayed it was finally fitted on Thursday, Janet Friend reports.

It required a crane to handle the work but was installed without problem.

12-tonne section

The 12-tonne section was moved with the help of a crane with the construction started in October and was estimated by Worcestershire County Council to cost £16 million. (Image courtesy of the council.)

Thursday's work completed all of the various lifts that had been in progress over the past two weeks.

Bolting of the sections was undertaken from a moving platform, with future work including handrails and lighting.

Then there will be landscaping and planting taking place in Gheluvelt Park before handover of the bridge.