A drone survey was carried out to inspect the external faces of the main span last month.

The council is now planning to create an access entrance through the concrete top slab into the first of ten sealed chambers within the main span to get more critical condition information.

This will allow for a further structural appraisal and a detailed concrete testing plan to be prepared. This work is scheduled to begin tomorrow.

The council is also now in the process of procuring additional specialist technical support to assist in the whole bridge structural investigation which will be necessary for all feasible options to be developed going forward.