Vital bridge used by 12,000 drivers daily shuts in both directions TODAY as drivers brace for chaos

MOTORISTS brace for chaos arsenic a celebrated UK bridge, utilized by thousands of drivers daily, closes for refurbishment works.

Many car-owners volition person to rethink their way arsenic the captious span shuts successful some directions.

Bristol' s satellite celebrated Clifton Suspension Bridge volition beryllium unopen from 9pm connected Friday 22 November until 7am connected Monday 25 November.

The span is acceptable to look electrical work, painting, and inspections - cutting disconnected usage by vehicles and cyclists.

Thankfully for Bristol residents, pedestrians are inactive capable to usage it and you tin inactive instrumentality a wintry stroll from Clifton Village into Leigh Woods.

Cyclists tin instrumentality their motorcycle implicit but lone if they dismount and locomotion them across.

Bridge maestro Trish Johnson explained: “As portion of this task to conserve the span for galore years to come, we request to docket occasional road closures to transportation retired works safely.

“During these closures our contractor, Taziker, volition beryllium undertaking electrical works, scaffolding works, and coating the chains from the roadway.

"We volition besides instrumentality vantage of the closure to behaviour inspections and wide maintenance."

Renovations are taking spot to support the level from corrosion and is portion of a two-year strategy to forestall harm to the wrought robust chains.

The links successful these chains are present much than 180 years aged and are astatine hazard of deteriorating.

The historical portion of architecture was designed by British civilian technologist Isambard Kingdom Brunel and is Grade I listed bridge.

During the closures the chains volition beryllium painted with a protective overgarment to bounds corrosion.

The task started successful April 2024 and The Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust says the overgarment it acceptable to support the span successful "top condition."

The website states: "Over the adjacent 2 years, Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust is moving with Taziker connected a landmark task to support the bridge's 180-year-old suspension chains for different 20-25 years.

"In Europe, determination are lone a fewer suspension bridges with their archetypal robust chains inactive successful spot – this makes Clifton Suspension Bridge precise special!"

The works volition besides adhd an environmentally affable and sustainable illumination system, which volition regenerate the existent lights.

The task has been wholly funded by the tolls connected the suspension span and the task received nary backing from the government.

It costs 1 lb for motorised vehicles, which tin beryllium paid by card, and nary complaint for pedestrians, cyclists, oregon equine riders.

The Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust added: "We would similar to convey you, our span users, for helping america to concern these important works."

Bristolians are relieved to person their beloved span backmost connected Monday 25 November.