New steel beam for flyover six years after damage
GoogleRepair work to install a steel beam on a major flyover has begun nearly six years after the structure was damaged in an accident.
The A19 flyover at the Portrack interchange, Stockton, was damaged in June 2020 and National Highways has been trying to find the steel needed to repair it.
The organisation said due to "commercial sensitivity" it could not confirm whether the steel had been produced in the UK or another country, but the beam had been manufactured in the UK.
A spokesperson said it had "taken longer than anticipated" and thanked residents for their patience.
National Highways said the beam needed specific specifications which were made to order and it required rigorous testing before it could be used.
Labour councillor Robert Cook said: "It is good that is is being done and hopefully they will take off the weight restrictions.
"It is difficult working on flyovers and this is a particularly busy one."
Cook said the speed restrictions had not affected him and that getting to this stage had been a "long process".
