It is claimed it costs the economy £20m each time a lorry strikes the bridge and halts traffic.
A scheme which could reduce the number of crashes at a bridge once dubbed Britain's "most bashed" has been approved.Developers want to build a warehouse and office complex nearby and say they will lower the road under the bridge as part of their project.Hinckley and Bosworth's planning committee, which met on 6 June, acknowledged the scheme could solve the bridge strike issue but warned it would create long-term traffic problems.
Committee member Keith Lynch said: "The lowering of this infamous bridge is of course the cherry that's been put on the top of this cake to make us accept it."said it costs the economy up to £20m each time an HGV strikes the bridge and brings traffic to a halt.
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