Issue - meetings

AGREED that any decision on repairing the bridge be deferred to a future meeting of the Cabinet to enable officers to establish the responsibilities of the County Council in terms of adoption and maintenance.   

The Business Manager – Corporate Property presented a report which provided the Cabinet with an update on the current position regarding the proposed future maintenance requirements of the Jubilee Footbridge over the River Trent in Newark. The report set out options for repairing the bridge following the tender exercise undertaken in 2023. The tender returns were significantly beyond those forecast and had also led to officers recommending a different option which was to replace existing softwood deck boards with hardwood timber boards.

The Cabinet discussed the use of the bridge and its adoption by the County Council and whether this would extend to them being responsible for ongoing repairs.  

AGREED (unanimously) that any decision on repairing the bridge be deferred to a future meeting of the Cabinet to enable officers to establish the responsibilities of the County Council in terms of adoption and maintenance.