How safe is Fuller Street footbridge in Cleethorpes - and has time come for its removal?

                                              

The footbridge enables pedestrians to cross from Fuller Street to the Humber North Wall

OUGHT North East Lincolnshire Council to be doing more to make the Fuller Street bridge and North Wall area in Cleethorpes safer?

Yes, according to Independent councillors Steve Holland and Paul Henderson who are pressing for release of 

* Updated crime data

* Evidence of community consultation

* Input of police intelligence

There is a proposal for signage to  be installed warning people not to cross at night and to use alternative routes, but the two councillors believe this is insufficient.

They are also calling for  more steps to "safeguard people using the bridge, beyond advising them not to use it as it is dangerous".

They add: "There needs to  a robust plan to avoid the area becoming a no-go part of Cleethorpes."

At a communities scrutiny panel meeting on Thursday afternoon, it is possible that Cllr Henderson will expand further.

Meanwhile, another more controversial option is doing the rounds - that of removing the bridge which is believed to have been installed in 1975.

A report compiled by a NELC officer states: "As it is not a recognised Public Right of Way or Highway Structure, restrictions do not apply - only any historical legal agreement that may exist between the council and Network Rail. 

"Of note is  the close proximity of the new Suggitts Lane footbridge which could be used by the public as an alternative access to the sea wall area should this option be progressed."