City of York Council will be installing new street lighting on Scarborough bridge footbridge this month, which will require a temporary closure of the footbridge for up to three days.
Scarborough rail bridge circa 1973
From Tuesday 14 April through to Thursday 16 April, the footbridge will be closed between 8am and 6pm in order for the works to be carried out safely.
It is unclear why the work wasn’t done during the recent month long closure of the adjacent railway bridge.
A completely new cycle bridge is also due to be installed later in the year
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