Yesterday was a red letter day for Workington with the opening of the new (temporary) bridge at Northside. I got to drive over it twice in the evening. The bridge itself is not exactly impressive but then you wouldn't expect "impressive" from a temporary structure; it's functional. What is impressive is that it was completed five weeks ahead of schedule. Now how often do you hear that?
The Calva bridge is still closed. It's a Grade II listed structure so it will have to be repaired. Work should start on this fairly soon along with the demolition of what is left of the old Northside bridge though there are still various planning steps still to be completed.
