Councillors will be asked to authorise cheaper maintenance work for a footbridge after the first plan became too expensive. The Jubilee Footbridge is one of the main pedestrian crossings over the River Trent in Newark, close to Newark Castle railway station. Newark and Sherwood District councillors were told in 2023 that the bridge is unlikely to pass its next inspection without repairs. They had initially hoped to replace the ramp’s deck boards with steel trays filled with a road surfacing material, which have an estimated lifespan of 30 to 35 years. However, the lowest price that was tendere…
