Bideford's historic Long Bridge -
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Published on: 5/18/2006
Last Visited: 9/21/2007
Mr Lester Willmington, Assistant Director (Network Management) at Devon County, stressed to the meeting that no decisions had yet been taken and he was "there to listen."
He said Government funding for the scheme - possibly around ,6 million for either of the choices - was for full strengthening work that would enable the weight limit for lorries on the bridge to be increased from the current level of three tonnes to the maximum of 44 tonnes.He said doing nothing or lesser repair schemes were not an option.
Mr Willmington added that a poll taken during a week-long consultation in Bideford in late March showed that just over 50% of the 446 residents who responded favoured Option Two.