Phase Five of Ash Road Bridge project to be postponed

Phase Five of Ash Road Bridge project to be postponed

Phase Five of the Ash Road Bridge project is being postponed. Work is now expected to start in early December. The new bridge will open in the New Year.

To ensure the final administrative details are complete, it has been agreed that it would be prudent to wait until January to open Chester Bridge, rather than schedule an opening date in the run-up to Christmas.

The new dates will be confirmed as soon as possible, together with details of a new diversion route for cars and light vehicles to use between the start of Phase Five and the opening of the new bridge.

Lead Councillor for Regeneration, Cllr Tom Hunt, said: “It is disappointing to have to postpone Phase Five and the opening of the bridge. We will announce new dates as soon as we can.”