The Council’s Cabinet have today (30 October 2025), approved two key decisions relating to Corporation Road Bridge around the next stage of the vital restoration work.
At yesterday’s cross party Scrutiny Panel, a recommendation was made to Cabinet to proceed with the option of keeping the bridge closed so that work could re-start as soon as possible to complete the restoration. A second option discussed was to partially reopen the bridge, but that would have meant a longer timescale for the work, along with increased costs.
Cabinet has now approved the recommended option to keep the bridge closed so that full works can be completed sooner.
At the Cabinet meeting, Councillors also agreed to appoint Taziker Industrial Limited (Taziker) to undertake the remaining work. In February this year, a price cap of £12m for the project was agreed. In order to appoint the contractor, a temporary uplift to the price cap has been agreed. However, it is important to note that the overall cost for the project is expected to be below the original £12m price cap agreed earlier this year.
As a result of these two decisions, Taziker will be able to start work on the bridge in the next week, with expected completion by the end of next year (December 2026).
Reflecting on the work so far, the Leader of North East Lincolnshire Council and his Portfolio Holder for Highways were clear about the future in a joint statement.
“We cannot turn back the clock and what is vital now is that we move on, we get this right and we return what is a highly important historical asset back to its former glory.
“These decisions mean that we can move quickly to appoint the contractors who have been working with us for the last few months, and work can begin again quickly.
“We are determined to make sure this Grade II listed bridge is completed back to its full working order.”
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