Work Planned To Protect ‘Weakening’ Road Bridge In Market Harborough

Bollards are to be erected at the side of a road bridge in Market Harborough, after parts of it were found to be weakening.

Highway bosses say it will prevent cars being able to pull onto the pavement parts of the structure on Welland Park Road, between Coventry Road and Farndon Road – the areas found to be below-strength.

A spokesperson for Leicestershire County Council told Hfm: “During our usual highway inspections the team found the pavement on the bridge, to be a bit below strength.

“To protect those sections of the bridge our plan is to install bollards so vehicles aren’t tempted to pull up on the pavement, weakening these sections further.

“The bridge is absolutely fine strength-wise and we don’t want to alarm residents, it is just to protect the pavement of the bridge and the important  utility services that run underneath it.

There is no date yet as to when the bollards will be installed.

The bridge on Welland Park Road