Next phase of road bridge project postponed

The next phase of a road bridge project in Surrey has been postponed.

Guildford Borough Council (GBC) said that work on the Ash Road Bridge project is now expected to start in December and the bridge will "open in the new year".

The next phase includes implementing a diversion route for cars and light vehicles until the bridge opens. The opening date will be confirmed as soon as possible, the council said.

The bridge has been called the Chester Bridge, after the council allowed the public to vote on the name of it.

The name refers to the Chester Arms pub which was based near the station and named after the Chester family who lived nearby in Poyle Park.

The bridge is set to replace the need for vehicles to use a level crossing in Ash, which the council previously said closes "up to 25 minutes per hour".

Pedestrians and cyclists will still be able to cross the railway at the level crossing.

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