Spalding Western Relief Road making progress as main bridge beams lifted into place
Progress is being made on a relief road now that a bridge has been put in place – with a completion date on schedule for next year.
The Spalding Western Relief Road is designed to run along the western side of Spalding to link Pinchbeck and Spalding Common and construction is taking place to move the project along.
Lincolnshire County Council and South Holland District Council have been constructing the northern section of the road since January 2022. While this section of the road is due to be completed next year, the middle section of the road is still not funded.
Over the weekend, a large crane was seen lifting the beams into place.
A county spokesman said: “The three pairs of main bridge beams have now been lifted into place over the railway.
“We still have smaller beams to lift into place on the east side.
“Once these are in, we’ll be able to commence steel fixing followed by pouring the concrete deck.
“The scheme is still on track for completion by summer next year.”
Earlier this year the county revealed work on the southern section of the Spalding Western Relief Road is now unlikely to start until 2030 – and says it was forced to move cash earmarked for its construction to other projects due to rising costs.
The county council, South Holland District Council and Homes England were contributing towards the costs of the road – which was previously estimated to cost £105 million – along with money from developers. The middle section of the road is not funded.
