THE COUNTY councils Pooley Bridge replacement project has been awarded by the north West Region Construction Association.

The awards were won in the following categories, Project of the Year - Civils and Cumbria Sub-Regional Project of the Year and was highly commended for Innovation.

Representatives from the project team, which included Eric Wright Group and Mott MacDonald, attended the awards ceremony in Liverpool.

"Diane Bourne, managing director of Eric Wright Civil Engineering said: “We are so proud that Pooley Bridge has been recognised again by the judges to win two further awards from our peers in the North West Regional Contractors Association."

Described as the ‘jewel in the crown’ of the county council’s Infrastructure Recovery Programme, the new Pooley Bridge was completed during a challenging time amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, and was formally re-opened to vehicles and pedestrians in October 2020.

Cllr Keith Little, Cumbria County Council’s Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, said: “I’m absolutely delighted that the new Pooley Bridge has been recognised with yet more well-deserved national and regional awards.

"The council and our partners worked hard to repair the widespread damage to our highways and structures following Storm Desmond and the new Pooley Bridge was one of the last major projects to be completed."