Firm given longer to complete bridge and bypass
South Derbyshire District CouncilA developer has been given another eight months to finish building a £20m bridge and bypass in Walton-on-Trent.
In February, Countryside Partnerships was given a final deadline of December by South Derbyshire District Council to complete the Walton bridge and bypass.
On Tuesday, councillors approved an eight-month extension to the project which will see it finished in August, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.
A representative for the developer said all weather-vulnerable works had been completed and the August deadline factored in any possible delays.
At the meeting, concerns had been raised about road safety on the single-track bailey bridge which currently serves as the village's sole River Trent crossing.
Councillor Amy Wheelton said in the past two weeks there had been two road closures on Station Lane including a car flipping and an oversized lorry reversing into a ditch and becoming stuck.
Steffan Saunders, the council's head of planning, said the developer was "very, very aware of the urgency" for completion and was "very keen to get on with it".
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