Latest Update: A bridge in Burton that has been closed for repairs is planned to open to limited traffic on 19 December. The Victorian Branston Bridge was closed in November for safety reasons, and repairs to a damaged parapet have taken place throughout early December. The bridge was previously under weight and width restrictions due to structural issues. Now, following further inspections and localised repairs to the bridge and the brick parapet, it is planned that the bridge will be reopened today, in time for the Christmas Break. To ensure the structural integrity of the bridge, new, stricter width restrictions will need to be put in place. Now, only vehicles of 2.1 metres or less will be able to cross. An extended network of updated signage will be in place to remind people well in advance of the weight and width restrictions, and drivers are being advised to ensure they know the width of their vehicle before using the route. CCTV has also been installed on the structure, and footage of any oversized vehicle attempting to cross the bridge will be passed to enforcing authorities. To help vehicles comply and remind people of the enhanced width restrictions in place, highways officers will be on the bridge for a few days after it opens to help motorists and to assist with traffic. Following the Christmas break, it is anticipated that the bridge will close once more in mid-January, when more extensive repairs to the structure will take place to allow wider and heavier vehicles to cross it. These repairs are still being worked on by engineers, and are dependent on gaining the necessary permissions from Network Rail and other key organisations such as utilities that cross the bridge. Local residents will be updated on the solution and timings in due course.