PREPARATIONS are being made to carry out essential repair works to a bridge.
White Hart Bridge in Poole Street, Great Yeldham, is set to close for up to four months.
Essex Highways says the structure is generally in poor condition with corrosion and steel delaminating in areas, with attention also required to its brickwork and parapets.
The bridge deck is in a weakened condition and needs replacing, with the new deck being made of a reinforced concrete slab that makes use of the existing steel trough as permanent formwork.
Proposed works include the installation of a new bridge deck and upgraded bridge parapets and edge beams.
Additional safety barriers will be installed on the bridge approaches, with improvements also made to the footpath.
The vehicle restraint systems and the parapets across the bridge will be upgraded to meet current standards and a safety barrier will be introduced on all four corners of the structure.
A spokesman for Essex Highways said: "Works are due to start on Monday, September 5, and expected to take approximately four months to complete.
"To minimise disruption and to maintain traffic flow over the bridge the works will be carried out in phases with lane restrictions managed by temporary traffic lights.
"We urge all drivers to take additional care and observe traffic management and signage in place during the works."
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