A YouTuber claims a bridge that opened in 2019 as part of the £1.5bn A14 scheme between Cambridge and Huntingdon is “sinking”.
Jon Jefferson, who presents the channel Auto Shenanigans, found cracks forming in the concrete among the faults with the Brampton bridge, which crosses the A1.
“This bridge is sinking," he says in the video standing next to the structure.
“To be fair, it’s much more noticeable when you’re driving along the eastbound carriageway as there is a massive dip in the road surface.
“And that’s because this bridge is falling apart....”
National Highways says it carries out routinely weekly safety inspections on all its roads and structures, and “Brampton bridge remains safe to use and open to traffic.”
Steven Thulborn, head of planning and development for the East region, said: “Following construction, it is common to see a degree of settlement to embankments.
“This normally stops following a period of establishment and only requires limited road surfacing to address any slight changes to the carriageway surface.”
Jon says in his video that he understands this can happen.
“But in this case, it’s excessive, dangerous and if it’s not fixed now could lead to some serious problems,” he said.
The video was posted on Wednesday (February 5) and has already had over 650,000 views.
Meanwhile, National Highways also explained resurfacing of the carriage is scheduled for next month and the advisory 50mph speed limit will be removed once the works are complete.
The A14 scheme between Cambridge and Huntingdon officially opened during first coronavirus lockdown in May 2020.
At the time, it was considered “Britain’s biggest road building project” and was celebrated by Highways England for being open eight months ahead of schedule.
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