Clifton Suspension Bridge closures
By rycginge | Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 10:34
Clifton Suspension Bridge will be closed to traffic on Sunday, March 11, and Sunday, March 18, between 7am and 10pm. It will remain open to pedestrians.
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Clifton Suspension Bridge closures

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Bristol's Clifton Suspension Bridge will close for around 24 hours in March so that essential repair work can be carried out. Plans are being put in place for the bridge repairs on Sunday, 11th March with a contingency closure on the following Sunday, 18th March.
Following on from similar work in the previous bridge closure last October, the work will involve replacement of two of the longest 'hangers' – these are the rods which attach the deck of the bridge to its chains.
The two hangers are 8 metres and 14 metres long and together weigh around a third of a tonne. They will be hoisted into position using a specialist lifting system and secured by engineers on a high reach cherry-picker which will be positioned on the bridge.
Whilst the bridge is closed the opportunity will be taken to replace a patch of bridge surfacing. Though the bridge deck was only resurfaced in 2008 one patch has failed prematurely and will be replaced by the contractor who did the original work.
(so says the official website)
By CliftonJim at 17:42 on 28/02/12
ReportIs this to put the prices up? I have heard the toll is going up to £1.
By Melissa_HYPR at 17:24 on 28/02/12
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