Town hall · The vote is tonight
Town votes on the new bridge
What the plan costs, who pays for it and when the work starts. Page 2.
By Ana Ruiz, town hall reporter
The council meets at seven tonight to decide whether the town builds a new bridge across the river, the largest piece of work it has taken on since the station was rebuilt.
The plan on the table is a bridge of steel and concrete beside the old one, with two lanes for cars, a lane for bicycles and a wide path on each side. The old stone bridge would stay, for people on foot.
Supporters say the old bridge is tired and the queues at rush hour longer every year. Those against say the town cannot afford it, and that tolls would fall hardest on the people who cross it most.
Twelve of the twenty-five members have said they will vote for it. Nine are against. Four have not said, and they are the ones the town will be watching.