Start Date Announced for Castleford Bridge

published Jan 27, 2007
Start Date Announced for Castleford Bridge
Work on the distinctive new bridge over the River Aire - one of the centerpieces of the Castleford Project - will begin in spring.

And the S shaped bridge - designed by McDowell Benedetti - should be complete and in use by December.

The �4.8 million project is funded by Wakefield Council (�1.4m), Yorkshire Forward (�1.4m) and English Partnerships (�2m).

Costain Ltd has been appointed to design and construct the bridge.

Cllr Peter Box, the leader of Wakefield Council, said: "This is real progress on one of the landmark schemes in the Castleford Project, and I am pleased that we now have a start date for the construction.

The bridge we will get delivers the original design concept created by Renato."

Rob Pearson, English Partnership's Area Director for Yorkshire, said: "This announcement is excellent news; the bridge means that new and existing homes in Castleford will be linked to the town centre in a sustainable way and it complements totally the significant investments we are already making in the former coalfield sites that surround the town."

Bill Lomas, Regional Manager for Costain Limited said: "Costain is pleased to be associated with such a prestigious project and this reinforces our commitment to the area where our Yorkshire Water business office has been located for over six years.