£3 million pound project to increase safety measures on Humber Bridge walkway revealed

A £3m project has been revealed to raise the Humber Bridge’s walkway barriers to increase safety and security for visitors and users.

The Humber Bridge Board has agreed the plans, which will see vertical steel posts with horizontal wire attached to existing barriers. These are intended to improve welfare for bridge visitors and users, without compromising on the spectacular views of the area.

The barriers will be raised up to a height of 2.7m. The plan follows a feasibility study that began in 2019, before the pandemic.

The study included rigorous testing of the proposed design to ensure it will have no detrimental impacts on the bridge, or on pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists. It also had to take account of the Grade-I listed status of the bridge, which involved input from the local conservation teams and Historic England.

The proposed heightened barriers will require listed building consent from both North Lincolnshire and East Riding councils. The Humber Bridge Board is now set to submit the proposals to the authorities. A £3m budget has been allocated to the project, which includes the removal of the old maintenance gantries.

Tolls will not be increased to pay for the works. It will be funded by the Bridge Maintenance Fund.

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