Bristol's Plimsoll Bridge could cost millions to repair
Fixing Plimsoll Bridge could cost millions, Bristol Mayor George Ferguson has said.
The bridge for vehicles that crosses the Cumberland Basin, was opened on Tuesday afternoon to allow a yacht through but then could not be shut.
That caused traffic chaos, with normally short journeys taking hours.
It was cranked back into place by hand in time for Wednesday morning’s rush hour, but is now closed until it can be repaired properly.
George Ferguson said he did not yet know how bad the damage is or…

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Musn't grumble: Two thirds of our expensive trains are late but…
If ever a set of figures was needed to sum up the British psyche, the latest numbers concerning our railways may perhaps do it.
Though we pay the most in Europe and more than half the trains in parts of the country are late, we are still the most satisfied of our Continental family.
In a scenario that would doubtless have the French apopleptic, the Germans tutting and the Swiss shaking their watches, British rail operators only get two-thirds of trains to run on time – though Network Rail …
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