Bridge Street to reopen after fire-damaged buildings made safe
06 September 2024
Bridge Street in Northampton is set to reopen to traffic in both directions after two fire damaged buildings were made safe.
Earlier this year, the First Tier Tribunal gave the landowner until 6 September to complete the work, making the area safe and allowing the road reopening.
Due to the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain passing through the town, the closure will remain in place on Saturday 7 September, and the route will be open again by Sunday morning.
Cllr Phil Larratt, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, said: “We’re incredibly grateful to everyone for their patience while this extended closure has been in place.
“I know how frustrating it has been for everyone, though now Bridge Street has reopened it allows us to return traffic flows to their original state.
“It will also allow us to start scheduling repairs to roads which might have had to wait while the closure remained in place.”
Members of the council’s Economic Development team have visited business owners on Bridge Street to provide information on the guidance, support and various grant schemes available to them.
We would encourage those that would like to find out more to email our Economic Development team or visit the Business Support pages of our website.
In addition to this, businesses experiencing financial hardship due to the road closure might be eligible for hardship relief to remit or reduce some business rates. Ratepayers can contact the Council to found out more about the qualifying criteria.
Cllr Daniel Lister, Cabinet Member for Local Economy, Culture and Leisure, said: “We know businesses have really felt this closure and we’re doing what we can to help.
“It’s been a long road to get us to this point and I’d like to thank all of those who have worked so hard to ensure this work was completed by the deadline.”
Some demolition work remains to be done on the wider site.