National Highways opened the lane at 6 am on Monday 20 September.
The engineers said:
‘GOOD NEWS! From 6.00am today we have re opened 1 lane on the Queens Drive slip road onto the Clifton Bridge. This creates a third lane running over the bridge out of Nottingham.’
Parts of Nottingham were brought to a standstill in February 2020 when engineers found parts of the almost 50-year-old bridge had corroded.
The busy A52 Clifton Boulevard, which carries tens of thousands of vehicles every day, was then closed for vital works.
Engineers have been on-site since the corrosion was found, with traffic disruption causing queues and delays across the city.
Two lanes have since reopened on the bridge – with a reduced 30mph speed limit – though workers continue to provide strengthening works.
Highways England says the closure of lanes has opened the door to other maintenance work on the bridge, which it expects will prevent disruption in the future.
And the organisation’s head of service delivery has confirmed today that the third lane has reopened.
This will allow the re-opening of the slip road from Queen’s Drive and put engineers on track to reopen the carriageway in its original capacity by November.
•  A52 Clifton Bridge on target for November reopening after £20million works
