Kay Street bridge in Summerseat will be officially re-opened today after being rebuilt following the Boxing Day floods of 2015.
The bridge all but collapsed, along with the Waterside Inn which stood on it, when Storm Eva brought devastation to the borough and forced 800 people to flee their homes.
It has been a huge engineering project to rebuild the bridge, and one beset by difficulties including land acquisition, a tragic incident, poor ground conditions, bad weather, Covid restrictions and even the fish breeding season.
Councillor Eamonn O’Brien, leader of Bury Council, said: “It’s been a long process, but finally the residents of Summerseat will have a fully working second bridge to the village. Our engineers have coped admirably with the numerous challenges that faced them during the rebuild.”
The reopening ceremony will be led at 11am by Mrs Dorothy Gunther, former Mayor of Bury and a long-time Summerseat resident.
