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Council to decide on £200k bridge replacement

Matt TaylorBBC News, Leicester
News imageMelton Borough Council A wooden footbridge with wood panel railing either side.Melton Borough Council
A bridge at Melton Country Park was "badly damaged" in January 2025 due to extensive flooding, a council report said

A project to replace a country park bridge in Melton Mowbray and bring it back into use is set to be given the green light.

The wooden bridge in Melton Country Park, which crosses Scalford Brook near the stepping stones, was partially submerged when the park flooded in January.

Melton Borough Council's cabinet recommended on Wednesday that the council add the project to its capital programme and allocate £200,000 for the work.

A report will go before the full council on Thursday, which recommends replacement of the whole bridge to "reduce vulnerability to extreme weather events in the future".

News imageMelton Borough Council The wooden railings of a bridge half-submerged in brown water. Snow-covered fields can be seen in the background, as well as partially underwater trees.Melton Borough Council
The bridge was submerged during flooding earlier this year

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