Lincolnshire County Council says it would ‘consider’ taking further action in response to anti-social behaviour on popular walking route – which connects Spalding and Pinchbeck

Highway bosses say they would ‘consider ‘taking additional action against anti-social behaviour on a popular walking route.

The increase in vandalism under Spalding’s Western Relief Road project has raised concerns for passers-by and residents – with some hoping to see stronger measures in place to deter the disruption.

Just four months after the popular route re-opened, support tubes and wooden props around newly planted trees have been damaged by vandals.

The new bridge which has previously been labelled by critics as a ‘white elephant’, has also been covered with graffiti.

Although motorists will not be able to use the main bridge until at least 2030 – when the southern section of road is built by Lincolnshire County Council – the long-awaited opening of Two Plank Bridge in December last year, has meant residents can easily walk from Spalding to Pinchbeck.

A highways spokesperson said: “Despite having secure fencing, bollards and gates in place to secure access to closed off areas of the northern section of the Spalding Western Relief Road, vandals have broken in and damaged over 20 of the sapling cases used to protect the young trees while they mature.

“The area under the new bridge has also been graffitied.

“We’ve since replaced the broken locks and damaged bollards and will be removing the graffiti on the bridge abutment and replacing the sapling covers.

“Although there aren’t any plans for installing CCTV, our teams will continue monitoring the area for vandalism and will consider taking additional action if anti-social behaviour like this continues to occur.”

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