Routine maintenance work, scheduled to take up to three months, has begun on the underside of the Ripon bypass Duchess of Kent bridge.
Scaffolding has been put in place under the bridge to give workers access to parts of the substructure where painting is taking place.
A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Council told the Stray Ferret:
“We are repainting the bridge. Work will take up to 12 weeks and the pedestrian underpass will remain open.”
In late June 2021, essential maintenance work was carried out over a two-week period, involving replacing the expansion joints and surfacing works to remove the depressions at each end of the bridge.
The work took place outside of peak traffic hours to minimise disruption, but the current maintenance activities will not impact on road users.
The bridge, which spans the River Ure, is named after the Yorkshire-born duchess and was opened by her in March 1996.
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