Report backs plans for new Trent road bridge

STUDY DESCRIBES THE CASE FOR RIVER CROSSING AS 'GOOD'

- By JOE LOCKER

Heading towards Clifton Bridge in Nottingham

A NEW study has backed plans to build a road bridge over the River Trent at Colwick.

Colwick has often been touted as the best location for a new crossing, aiming to reduce congestion and bring economic benefits by connecting the A612 to either the A46 or A52.

Nottingham is currently served by Lady Bay Bridge, Clifton Bridge, and Trent Bridge, with the last crossing having been built decades ago.

Between Lady Bay Bridge, the most easterly of the crossings, and the next road route at Gunthorpe, there is a distance of just over nine miles.

In March, before Reform took control of Nottinghamshire County Council from the Conservatives, money was allocated for a study into a fourth bridge over the river at Colwick. This was funded by a £1 million package from East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA).