A NEW town centre pedestrian bridge has been lifted into place after bad weather hampered plans to install it last month.

Parkgate bridge will link the Central Park development with Darlington Railway Station and is being funded jointly by the Tees Valley Combined Authority and Darlington Borough Council.

The Northern Echo:

The bridge was lifted into place in the early hours of Tuesday morning, but it will not be open to the public for another few weeks.

Councillor Nick Wallis, cabinet member for leisure and local environment, said: “The project is progressing well and it will be great to see the new bridge in operation.

“It’s a large piece of infrastructure that will add to the revitalisation of the Parkgate area and make connections between the station and Central Park easier and safer for a large number of people.”

Once the bridge is in place works will continue to complete improvements to Adelaide Street and St John’s Place. The new route is expected to open to the public in the coming weeks.

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said: “It’s fantastic to see that we’re now days away from having a safer, easier entrance to Darlington station."