Teme Bridge, Tenbury Wells - Refurbishment
 Teme Bridge will be closed to traffic for
approximately 10 weeks from January 9 whilst essential
refurbishment works takes place. It will remain open throughout to
pedestrians.
Those with mobility scooters and riders of bikes and motorcycles
will be asked to dismount to cross.
Keeping disruption to a minimum and ensuring Tenbury remains open
for business have been the Councils’ priorities throughout the
planning process. To help residents and traders a number of
measures have been put in place by the County Council and Malvern
Hills District Council, which include a £50,000 fund part of which
will finance a shoppers’ loyalty scheme, the Tenbury Wells Grand
Windfall. This will award six £1,000 prizes between January and
June, as well as 6 iPads as bonus prizes.
A special shuttle bus service has been arranged to run Monday to
Saturday throughout the duration of works, linking the bridge and
the Bromyard Road Business Park. This will be timed to meet the 758
and 291 bus services that will terminate on the north side of the
bridge, but will run throughout the day.
For the duration of the scheme temporary, free and unlimited car
parking for 55 cars, plus 5 spaces for disabled people, will be
provided on the Burford side of the river. Similarly arrangements
have been made to utilise the old market land for both free and
unlimited parking and a turning facility for delivery
vehicles.
All proposed diversion routes will receive enhanced signing to
address any safety concerns the community may have, such as horse
riding on the highway and children walking to school. The diversion
and information signs extend into the neighbouring counties.
All winter maintenance work, including gritting, will routinely
take into account the main diversion routes. Other routes, which
will have a temporary environmental weight restriction of 7.5
tonnes imposed, will be additionally treated when freezing rain,
snow, or hoar frost is forecast. Neighbouring counties are aware of
the work and will be clearing their roads as we would.
Why is the work being carried out?
The Teme Bridge, which links Tenbury Wells in
Worcestershire, with the Shropshire village of Burford is a listed
heritage structure, parts of which date back to 1390. The three
northern arches are medieval, with the others constructed by
celebrated bridge architect Thomas Telford following flood damage
and subsequent change in river course in 1795.
In 1908, Shropshire and Worcestershire County
Councils cooperated to undertake a major refurbishment of the Teme
Bridge, which included widening and improved railings. These 1908
enhancements have now begun to deteriorate, so another significant
maintenance and refurbishment programme is now being developed by
Worcestershire County Council, in partnership with Shropshire
Council to strengthen and protect this historic structure.
Closure route diversion map
The
map  (3.9 MB) can be zoomed in and out of. It can
also be printed off.
Community
Briefings
Community briefings took place at Tenbury High School on the
21st September 2011. The slides from the first presentation
and the responses to questions asked during the briefing can be
found below.
Scheme Updates
Works
progressing well (February 2012) (633 KB)
Community Support
The downloadable Delivery Survey (attached below) was hand
delivered to all known businesses in Tenbury Wells during the
summer with a view to obtaining details of supplier deliveries
to feed into the refurbishment scheme development. All the feedback
gathered has been taken into account. The County Council would like
to thank all those that took the opportunity to let us know their
views.
How will the scheme be delivered and
financed?
The Teme Bridge refurbishment will be delivered by
Worcestershire County Council, but jointly funded with Shropshire
Council under a cross boundary agreement.
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