Holt Fleet Bridge - Refurbishment
 Why are
the works being carried out?
The Holt Fleet Bridge was designed by the celebrated master
bridge engineer, Thomas Telford, and constructed between 1826 and
1828 by William Hazledine. It carries the A443 across the River
Severn in a single 46-metre graceful span. On each bank, the Holt
Fleet Bridge has two semicircular arches built in local red
sandstone. The bridge is a classic 'Telford' design, and so is
registered as a Grade II Listed Structure.
In 1928, Worcestershire County Council
undertook a major bridge strengthening programme, which involved
encasing many of the ribs of the bridge in concrete and widening
and strengthening of the road deck with reinforced concrete. Much
of this concrete strengthening is now starting to deteriorate, so
another significant maintenance programme is now required to
strengthen and protect this historic structure.
How long will it take?
The scheme began in January 2011 and is anticipated to be fully
completed by October 2011. Further information is available in
the updates, which can be downloaded using the links below:
Public Meetings
Regular information bulletins will be uploaded on this
website as the refurbishment progresses.
How will the scheme be delivered and
financed?
The Holt Fleet Bridge refurbishment will
be funded and delivered by Worcestershire County Council,
using its Integrated Transport Block maintenance allocation.
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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
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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Eckington Bridge Refurbishment
 Why is
the work being carried out?
The current Grade II Listed
Eckington Bridge was constructed in 1728, of local sandstone.
The County Council has a duty to
ensure the bridge is kept in good order and remains serviceable for
the community to use.
As a Scheduled Monument it ranks
highest amongst the country's historic buildings. Now over 300
years old, refurbishment work is required to replace eroded masonry
and undertake pointing works.
How long will it take?
Work will start in early July with
off-peak road closures (9.30am to 3.30pm each weekday) effective
from the July 25 until August 31.
Public Transport will operate in
accordance with the
timetables which operate for period when the road is closed as a
result of flooding (1.0MB)
Updates
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Kidderminster Railway Station
 The
£3.6 million project at Kidderminster Railway Station involves
upgrade the facilities at the station to the standards rail
travellers expect in the 21st Century. The County
Council is working in partnership with Network Rail, the Severn
Valley Railway, Kidderminster Railway Museum, bus and rail
operating companies and Wyre Forest District Council.
Worcestershire County
Council continues to explore all potential funding opportunities to
enable this economically vital scheme to progress.
The scheme is consists of four parts:
- A new station building and improved passenger
facilities;
- A new layout on the station forecourt with
improved facilities for pedestrians, cyclists, bus users and
operators, car users and taxi users and operators;
- Improved walking links from the new station
building to the Severn Valley Railway station building and;
- Improvements to the entrance junction to
the railway station from the A448 Comberton Hill.
The aim is to support the
Kidderminster, Wyre Forest and Worcestershire economy and
environment by providing an interchange which forms a high
quality gateway to Kidderminster and the Wyre Forest. The
scheme will provide Wyre Forest residents, businesses and visitors
with better access to rail services and improved information and
facilities for passengers.
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Bromsgrove Railway Station
 The project at Bromsgrove station involves replacing the
existing railway station with a new station that will be built on
the former goods yard, just to the south of the
current railway station.
The County Council is working in
partnership with Network Rail, London Midland, Centro and
Bromsgrove District Council in the relocation of Bromsgrove
Station.
Worcestershire County
Council is currently working with a number of key funders to ensure
that this economically vital scheme is able to
proceed.
The objectives, all of which support economic
growth, are:
- Provision of longer platforms to allow trains with four
carriages travelling to Birmingham to call at Bromsgrove;
- Provision of facilities required to make the station accessible
for all passengers;
- Provision of additional car parking to meet growth in demand
for parking at the station;
- Provision of improved passenger facilities at the railway
station;
- Relocation of station to allow for extension of the Cross City
line service to Bromsgrove and;
- Relocation of station to allow trains that start from
Bromsgrove to have a faster approach to the Lickey Incline making
rail operations easier.
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Pershore High School - Access Improvement
Project
 Background
A number of serious concerns were
raised about the safety of vehicle and pedestrian movements at
Pershore High School site. The School, in partnership with
Worcestershire County Council, commissioned transport
consultants to review the situation and assess how alterations
might be made to improve access to the site by all modes, and
specifically improve the efficiency of bus and coach operation
on the site.
The following recommendations have
been made.
Proposals
The recommended improvements
consist of a package of measures to be delivered in three phases
:
Phase 1 –
Bus Bay Area Improvement – Re-alignment of the bus
bays within the school site, laterally to the kerb line adjacent to
the school buildings and the creation of dedicated marked walkways.
This eliminated bus reversing movements, and segregated pedestrian
movements from vehicle movements. (Cars were restricted from
movement through the site when buses were entering and exiting the
site). Phase 1 has been delivered in August 2010.
Phase 2 – New Vehicular
Access Junction off Station Road – In order to further
improve safety on site, it was recommended that a separate
entrance/exit junction be created some 50 metres to the north along
Station Road. The existing entrance and exit to the site would be
for pedestrians, school buses, mini-buses, and emergency vehicles,
while the new access would be for other motorised vehicles giving
access to a formal parking area. (A gate will be installed to
prevent cars accessing the bus bay/pedestrian area). Planning
Application for new access to be submitted Summer 2011.
Phase 3 – Establishment of
formalised parking area, within new access
junction, including demarcation of parking bays and sustainable
drainage. Target date 2012 onwards. Phase 3
will be delivered by Pershore High School after Phase 2 is
complete.
The
delivery of all three phases of this project will significantly
improve safety both inside the site and in the vicinity of the
school along Station Road for all users, especially
pedestrians.
Current Position
The proposals identified above have
currently been submitted for planning permission approval, and
should this be granted, the scheme will be delivered from 2012
onwards.
Download the consultation documents:
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