Construction of Kepax Bridge continues apace!

Works are ongoing on the new walking and cycling bridge over the River Severn, which aims to help to reduce traffic on the roads and promote health and wellbeing by providing additional capacity for people to walk, wheel and cycle in Worcester.

Following all the bridge sections being lifted into place this summer, the focus of the work has been to remove over 6500 tonnes of stone and import over 3000 tonnes of subsoil and topsoil material. All materials removed from site are recycled or reused on other construction schemes.

In addition to this, the bridge handrails have been installed, fencing and landscaping has been completed on the west side of the river, and National Grid has been on site to power the street lighting in the park and handrail lighting on the bridge.

Councillor Marc Bayliss, Worcestershire County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport said: “The works have continued to progress well on site and although we’ve had the excitement of the bridge deck being lifted into place, there’s still a lot of work to do before we’re ready to open the bridge. The team are working hard to ensure we have a new bridge for local residents to use before the end of the year.

“This is an important project for the county, one that will bring a major boost for the health and wellbeing of people who live, study, visit or work in Worcester.”

Upcoming works will continue to focus on the removal of stone out of the park and importing soil in for landscaping. The on site cabins and car park will be removed this week to allow landscaping to continue on the east side of the river. There will also be works continuing on the bridge with the installation of expansion joints and bearings and laying the final surfacing.

Works are scheduled to be complete before the end of the year.

Worcestershire County Council and Worcester City Council are working in partnership on the project.

More information is available on the Kepax Bridge pages of the County Council website.