The bridge at Zouch is on the route of a major East Midlands access point, the council said
The council said financial pressures meant a bid for a replacement bridge was its only feasible option
The bridge, on the A6006 near Zouch, is on the route of a major access point to East Midlands Airport and the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station redevelopment, the council said.It said, due to financial pressures, a funding bid was its only option.Council leader Nick Rushton said: "Building a replacement bridge limits the impact on the road network and it's the type of project which is at the very heart of levelling up.
"The work on a new bridge ensures a strategic cross-country route remains open to some very key sites, as well as helping to alleviate traffic congestion off the M1 and a number of A-roads." The council is also supporting a Levelling Up transport bid by Blaby District Council to fund improvements around junction 21 of the M1.
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