Walkways in the sky

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[Red Squirrel]

it seemed like such a good idea, back in those heady post-war days of hope and optimism: banish pedestrians up several flights of concrete steps onto wind and rain-swept aerial walkways, so that regular folk could whizz through in their cars without even having to know they existed. Hey ho:

Traffic busy this weekend as bridge over Rupert Street in Bristol city centre is being ripped down

Traffic will be busy all weekend in central Bristol as the bridge over Rupert Street is ripped down.

Work began at about 9.40am on Saturday to remove the walkway that has been a feature there for years.

By 4pm, much of the structure had been ripped down.

Rupert Street is closed all weekend, with a diversion in place with a left turn onto Bridewell Street, along Nelson Street and Christmas Street and back onto Rupert Street nearer the centre.

The work is causing tail-backs for inbound traffic leaving the M32 and coming along Bond Street and the Haymarket.

Drivers are being advised to use Temple Way, which is also busy, as are adjoining routes.

The walkway over Rupert Street was originally built in the 1970s as part of a plan to separate pedestrians from traffic, but the plan never took off and many of the walkways now lie unused.

Full story: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Traffic-building-bridge-Rupert-Street-ripped/story-23008700-detail/story.html#4LrdiDLZ4HjCUE2b.99

[TeaStew]

Thanks for posting this, I had no idea! Often used it to get to or from The Bank on John Street depending where I was coming from, would have been a confusing walk home one night if I had not known it was gone.