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Derbyshire bridge boycott

26th February 1983
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THE LIKELIHOOD of Derbyshire County Council imposing some 32.5-tonne weight restrictions on bridges has been increased by a council refusal to step up Its bridge survey team.

The Labour-controlled council is continuing its opposition to the increased gross weight limit by seeking Government funds to strengthen potentially weak bridges on county roads (CM, January 22), and believes that it may need to spend over £2m to make all its bridges suitable for the new vehicles.

Highways and transport committee chairman Dave Allen told CM that a departmental request for three extra technicians and a team leader to survey bridges has been turned down by the council, as it is unwilling to commit additional funds to work associated with the weight increase.

He said that bridge surveys will be undertaken at the same rate as before, but this policy probably means that highways staff will react to problems as they arise, rather than be in a position to anticipate them.

Mr Allen said he anticipated that there would be no weight limits until sometime after May 1, when 3 8-tonners are legalised, but he anticipated that those bans which were required wouldonly be for vehicles over 32.5 tonnes. At present, the only Department of Transport-recognised weight limit signs are for 7.5 tonnes and 16.5 tonnes.


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