Grimsby's great Corporation Road Bridge fiasco - now it's the lawyers' turn to take their slice of the action

                                                 

The council is hopeful that repairs will resume later this summer 

LAWYERS for both parties are now understood to be sifting through the rubble of the failed Corporation Road Bridge repairs relationship between North East Lincolnshire Council and the main contractors, Spencer Group.

The council’s responsible portfolio holder, Cllr Stewart Swinburn, said this week: "A legal process is underway."

Although he also went on to refer to the prospect of  "litigation", Cllr Swinburn did not go into detail because of the legal sensitivities.

"It's a complex situation," he told a Facebook question-and-answer session with the public.

No replacement contractor has yet been appointed, but the portfolio holder for highways  insisted: "We are well on the way to making an announcement..

"We are working urgently but the council is  mindful of its responsibility to follow the correct procedures in respect of the legal, safety and technical aspects.

"While no date for a restart has yet been set, we are targeting a resumption in late summer."