A new study has backed plans to build a new road bridge over the River Trent at Colwick.
Colwick has often been touted as the best location for a new road traffic bridge over the river, aiming to reduce congestion and bring economic benefits by connecting the A612 to either the A46 or A52.
Nottingham is currently served by Lady Bay Bridge, Clifton Bridge, and Trent Bridge, with the last crossing having been built decades ago.
Between Lady Bay Bridge, the most easterly of the crossings, and the next road route at Gunthorpe, there is a distance of ten miles.
In March money was allocated for a study into a fourth bridge over the river at Colwick.
The feasibility study was funded by a £1 million package from East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA).
County councillor Mike Adams, who represents Carlton East for the Conservatives, has been campaigning for a new bridge at Colwick for six years.
He said that the feasibility study has graded the project as “good” against county council criteria.
Cllr Adams added: “But it requires significant funds to build it, which would be on EMCCA, so work continues at the county council to get the project shovel-ready.”
