http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/c...re/6171271.stm
Despite huge opposition and the majority of the public being against this pointless, expensive, and scenery destroying bridge. The council appear to not care less, and have elected to go ahead with the bridge regardless.
Apparently attracting tourists and visitors to the town is far more important. Although I don't know quite who's going to be rushing to see the 'thinnest bridge in the world'. Not to mention that the bridge is going to have very limited use in all the ways it's apparently being built for.
They couldn't have picked a more ridiculous and uninspiring design to ruin this part of the river.