Council confirms Taziker has started work on Grade II listed bridge

North East Lincolnshire Council has confirmed that recently appointed experienced bridge restoration company, Taziker, has started work on the site of Corporation Road Bridge.

With more than 50 years’ experience, the British firm based in Chorley, has successfully completed repair and restoration work across the country – from a National Trust Grade B listed bridge in Scotland to the Grade I listed Royal Albert Bridge in Cornwall, which is more than 150 years old.

One of its most famous contracts was a major conservation project on the iconic 1779 Iron Bridge in Shropshire – the world’s first iron bridge.

Taziker formally began work on the bridge after contracts were signed at the start of November.

Earlier this year, Historic England awarded the project a grant of £495,000 to support the restoration.

Yesterday (Wednesday, 3 December), Council Leader, Cllr Philip Jackson, and the Portfolio Holder for Housing, Infrastructure and Transport, Cllr Stewart Swinburn, visited the site where Taziker is re-starting grit blasting, with scaffolding re-established.

With plans to introduce 24-hour working, the firm is keen to re-assure residents that measures will be put into place to reduce noise impact at unsociable times. 

Cllr Swinburn said: “This is now the time to look forward, and to move on with a determination to ensure this wonderful Grade II Listed structure – one of only 25 bascule lifting bridges in our country – is fully restored for generations to come. I say this with a full understanding and appreciation of the frustration these works continue to cause.”

Taziker Managing Director, Neil Harrison, added:

“We are proud to be entrusted with the refurbishment of such an iconic bridge, a landmark that holds deep significance for the local and wider communities.

“Our team is committed to delivering the highest standards of engineering, ensuring the bridge is preserved for future generations while meeting today’s safety and sustainability requirements.

“Working in close partnership with the council, we see this project not only as an investment in vital infrastructure, but also as a celebration of heritage and engineering tradition.”