Council Ridiculed After Spending £50m on 'Bridge to Nowhere'

Council ridiculed after spending £50m on 'bridge to nowhere'

A council is facing criticism after spending £50m on a “bridge to nowhere” because it has no more money to finish the project.Officials have had ambitions for a “western relief road” to ease congestion on the A16 around Spalding, Lincolnshire, for 14 years.The 7.3-mile route is set to cost at least £110m and Lincolnshire County Council decided to split construction into five sections.Work on the “north” section, including a bridge over the Linco…

Council slammed for £50m 'bridge to nowhere' officials 'can't afford to finish'

A COUNCIL has been slammed for building a "bridge to nowhere" that may never be finished.The £50 million bridge was part of a project started by Linc

‘Bridge to nowhere’ costs council £50m

Lincolnshire authority runs out of money to complete Spalding Western Relief Road

Highways Magazine - Lincolnshire concedes financial gap on 'bridge to nowhere'

Lincolnshire CC has conceded it does not currently have the budget to complete the £110m Spalding Western Relief Road (SWRR), leaving it with a £50m 'bridge to nowhere'.