Timber designs shortlisted for roads ‘footbridge of the future’
National Highways has picked three timber designs among the five shortlisted as a next-generation template for footbridges over the country’s highways.
National Highways has picked three timber designs among the five shortlisted as a next-generation template for footbridges over the country’s highways.
The winner of the low-carbon footbridge design race will be tested on a crossing over the A127, a key strategic road connecting Southend and London, close to the northern end of the Lower Thames Crossing.
But National Highways said the winning design could also form the new footbridge standard and be replicated across Britain’s roads.
Shaun Pidcock, Programme Director, Lower Thames Crossing said: “The Lower Thames Crossing is green by design, so it was pleasing that we received so many high quality entries for a low-carbon footbridge of the future, the perfect complement to the scheme.
“The five shortlisted entries all plan to utilise new low-carbon materials, and I look forward to seeing how the designs develop and the eventual winner being selected.”
The winning design is due to be announced in late Spring 2025.
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