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Sheinton Bridge set to reopen

A bridge in a Shropshire village that collapsed after it was weakened by flooding will finally reopen in October - two years after it was damaged. A bridge in a Shropshire village that collapsed after it was weakened by flooding will finally reopen in October - two years after it was damaged. On Monday an archway was lifted into place at Sheinton Bridge which collapsed in 2008, minutes after engineers, who had been reinforcing the flood weakened foundations, fled to safety. A temporary bridge was built following the collapse but this week the arch and side walls for the new bridge were being put in place. Read more in today's Shropshire Star

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A bridge in a Shropshire village that collapsed after it was weakened by flooding will finally reopen in October - two years after it was damaged.

On Monday an archway was lifted into place at Sheinton Bridge which collapsed in 2008, minutes after engineers, who had been reinforcing the flood weakened foundations, fled to safety.

A temporary bridge was built following the collapse but this week the arch and side walls for the new bridge were being put in place.

During the work, which was due to be completed today, the temporary bridge has been closed to traffic, which has been diverted via Cressage and Much Wenlock. The work is being carried out by Dew Construction who are being supervised by Shropshire Council's term contract consultant, Mouchel.

Shropshire Council said the temporary bridge would reopen to traffic tomorrow and the final structure would be completed by late October.

Meanwhile, Hazeldine Way, in Shrewsbury, will be closed to traffic this evening to enable repairs to be carried out to the Meole Golf Course footbridge.

The footbridge's centre span, which crossed over Hazeldine Way, was removed last October.

Hazeldine Way will be closed to traffic for up to 12 hours starting at 7pm.

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