Burston Footpath 36 - Bridge Replacement - update from SCC

Dear Residents

Cllr Mynors, Ward Councillor, Staffordshire County Council (SCC) has provided the following update:

An update on the temporary bridge planned for Burston. 

We have now received the required approval from the Environment Agency to install the temporary structure, since putting forward the proposal in August. This was a statutory step and, unfortunately, the approvals process took significantly longer than anticipated. 

Since then, the prolonged wet weather has made the ground conditions on site too unstable for machinery to operate safely.  As a result, we are not in a position to carry out the installation before Christmas, as originally planned. 

Our teams remain fully prepared and ready to begin work as soon as conditions allow.  We are now aiming to install the temporary bridge early in the New Year, subject to safe access and continuing monitoring of the site. 

I appreciate that this delay will be disappointing, and I want to reassure you that we are doing everything within our control to progress the work as quickly and safely as possible. 

I will share a further update once installation can commence. 

Thank you for your continued patience.