2025/26 bridge maintenance programme

Bridge name / description
Betton Street Railway Footbridge
Bridge number
B5091
URS no.
F4085/ 10
OSGR or postcode
SJ 499 118
Works description
Remove Redundant Structure over Shrewsbury to Hereford Line. Slip in programme due to ongoing correspondence with NR regarding availability of possession dates and delay damage costs.
Planned date of work
Postponed until 2026/27
Bridge name / description
Montague Street Railway Footbridge
Bridge number
B5234
URS no.
F4072/ 10
OSGR or postcode
SJ 497 113
Works description
Maintenance of sub-standard bridge elements . Budget Construction Costs to be confirmed. Slip in programme due to ongoing correspondence with NR regarding availability of possession dates and delay damage costs..
Planned date of work
Postponed until 2026/27
Bridge name / description
Greyfriars Footbridge
Bridge number
B5900
URS no.
F4007/ 10
OSGR or postcode
SJ 494 121
Works description
Encapsulation of structure, abrasive blasting of paint back to metal, painting of structure, replacement of service hanger and sealant of top hat void. Resurfaced with Tar modified resin slurry.
Planned date of work

Postponed until June - July 2026/27

Bridge name / description
Meole Brace Footbridge
Bridge number
B5328
URS no.
A5191/ 10
OSGR or postcode
SJ 490 107
Works description
Removal of exiting footbridge for major refurb - steelwork painting and re-decking. Installation and removal of temporary footbridge
Planned date of work

May- June 2025

Completed - Sept 2025

Bridge name / description
Nant Lane Retaining Wall
Bridge number
Divisional Wall
URS no.
U0119/ 15
OSGR or postcode
SO 581 746
Works description
Collapsed section of retaining wall circa 15 square metres. Retaining wall to be repaired/ rebuilt.Road closure currently inplace.
Planned date of work

Postponed until 2026/27

Bridge name / description
Rindleford Footbridge
Bridge number
B4901
URS no.
U7115/ 10
OSGR or postcode
SO 737 955
Works description
4-span RoW Footbridges with failed sections to spans 1, 2 and 3. Listed status and SC HE will not allow the structure to be de-listed. Need to close footpath (H&S) grounds and look to remove the redundant structures as interim position to assess the structure. Dismantle superstructure and re-build Footbridge with new timber beams, cast iron trough units (reused), cast iron handrails, and asphalt surfacing.
Planned date of work

Postponed until 2026/27 due to Environmental Agency delays in processing

Bridge name / description
Corve Culvert
Bridge number
B6305
URS no.
B4361/ 65
OSGR or postcode
SO 510 753
Works description
Undertake concrete repairs to the soffits and deck of the culvert, construct new concrete slab over culvert with a waterproofing layer, resurfacing of carriageway.
Planned date of work

Planned for 2025/26

Completed - Sept 2025

Bridge name / description
Rhyd Meredith
Bridge number
B1201
URS no.
A495/ 10
OSGR or postcode
SJ 251 225
Works description
Reinstate / build formal stone revetment to RHS and face with large stones
Planned date of work

Postponed until 2026/27 due to Environmental Agency delays in processing applications

Bridge name / description
Holbrook Coppice
Bridge number
B3285
URS no.
A4169/ 95
OSGR or postcode
SJ 653 051
Works description
Construction of access ramp down to upstream end of culvert in order to allow maintenance to clear grills of debris and silt to include construction of (maintenance steps)
Planned date of work
Planned for 2025/26
Bridge name / description
Hope Valley Embankment Slip.
Bridge number
A488
URS no.
A488/361
OSGR or postcode
SJ350 017
Works description
Embankment Slips adjacent to Minsterley Brook (Rea Brook). Earth retaining wall system, slope stabilisation. Temporary traffic lights installed as temporary measure.
Planned date of work

Planned for July 2025

Completed - Sept 2025

Bridge name / description
Bronygarth Bridge
Bridge number
B1406
URS no.
C1001/ 10
OSGR or postcode
SJ 268 369
Works description
Clear 5 m wide access point to downstream end of the structure. Install mass concrete base to scoured areas up to 2m wide to secure structure. Remove surcharge from top of carriageway, rebuild masonry spandrels, wing wall and parapet Backfill carriageway and surface
Planned date of work

Planned for August 2025/26.

*UPDATE* - planned for Sept 2025/26 for a duration of 17 weeks.

Bridge name / description
A490 Chirbury to Churchstoke Embankment Slip
Bridge number
A490
URS no.
A490/40
OSGR or postcode
SY15 6DS
Works description
Hard engineered piling solution required to fix 25m section of slipped embankment. Temporary/permanent traffic lights installed as temporary measure whilst solution is being completed.
Planned date of work

Postponed until 2026/27

Bridge name / description
Cardington North Bridge
Bridge number
B5749
URS no.
U5315/ 10
OSGR or postcode
SO 507 955
Works description
Installation of a structural liner, repairs to masonry arch and carriageway surfacing
Planned date of work
Planned for August / Sept 2025
Bridge name / description
Grove Farm Culvert
Bridge number
Divisional Culvert
URS no.
U5315/ 10
OSGR or postcode
SO 505 950
Works description
Like for like repair to maintain existing orifice size, with concrete abutments, arch and invert.  Existing road closure is place following the collapsed to the downstream end of the culvert
Planned date of work

Planned for 11 August 2025 for three weeks.

Completed - Sept 2025

Bridge name / description
Boreton Ford Footbridge
Bridge number
B5909
URS no.
U5838/ 20
OSGR or postcode
SJ 503 064
Works description
Footbridge replacement
Planned date of work

Planned for summer 2025.

Completed - July 2025

Bridge name / description
Chapel Lawn Retaining Wall
Bridge number
Divisional Retaining Wall
URS no.
C6208/ 25
OSGR or postcode
SO 311 764
Works description
Retaining wall to support the collapsed embankment, underpinning to scoured sections of existing retaining wall
Planned date of work

Planned for 11 September 2025 for three weeks

Bridge name / description
A4117 From Station Road End To Hereford And Worcester County Boundary Lem Hill, Cleobury Mortimer (Baveney Culvert)
Bridge number
Divisional Culvert
URS no.
A4117
OSGR or postcode
 
Works description
Reconstruction of collapsed headwall. Temporary traffic lights installed as temporary measure whilst design solution is being completed.
Planned date of work

Postponed until 2026/27