Officials have had ambitions for a “western relief road” to ease congestion on the A16 around Spalding, Lincolnshire, for 14 years.
Work on the “north” section, including a bridge over the Lincoln to Peterborough rail line, began in 2022 and was finished last year at a cost of around £50m.
Spalding western relief road in April 2025 shows the completed bridge and unfinished road (Photo: Lincolnshire County Council)
To date, there has been no guarantee of external funding from the Government and the council has admitted no further construction is likely to take place until 2028.
“At least we now have the most expensive most pointless bridge in the UK, could become a tourist attraction,” one resident commented on the story on the Spalding Guardian.
The authority had previously been led by the Conservatives since 1997.
The site of the Spalding western relief road in June 2022 (Photo: Lincolnshire County Council)“However, the current estimated cost of building this section is between £50m and £60m, which means external funding will be needed.
“In addition, no funding has yet been allocated or secured for the middle sections of the relief road as these are intended to be built in the long term, as outlined in the South East Lincolnshire local plan.”
The council said the project’s northern section had opened up land allocated for housing in south-east Lincolnshire for an initial 1,100 dwellings.
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