New bridge 'on target' to be finished in June

EUROPE’S LARGEST CRANE WILL LIFT IT INTO PLACE NEXT MONTH

- By JOE LOCKER Local democracy reporter

The Waterside Bridge next to the River Trent at Trent Basin where it will be lifted into place

A NEW pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Trent is “on budget and on target” for completion in June next year.

The Waterside Bridge will link Trent Basin, off Daleside Road in the city, to the south bank of the river close to the Hook nature reserve in Lady Bay, in Rushcliffe borough.

It has been planned for a number of years, but has faced delays and rising costs.

However a senior Nottingham councillor says the recently constructed bridge will soon be lifted into place, ahead of the project's planned June 2026 completion date.

The £18m project, which is being funded by the Government's Transforming Cities fund, was originally expected to cost £9m.

The structure is currently sitting beside Trent Basin, and Europe's tallest crane will lift it into place the week commencing November 10.