Car parks by Abingdon Bridge Tow Path in Bridge Street flooded in 2003. Picture: Andy Cooper
DISRUPTION is likely to hamper drivers who use Abingdon Bridge as critical work to fix one of its arches could take more than a year.
Oxfordshire County Council confirmed that it needs to repair a loose stone there, which makes the bridge 'unsafe'.
This means that the temporary traffic signals erected near the Nags Head pub to control one-way traffic on the road, which passes over the bridge, will remain in place until the work is finally completed.
It comes despite criticism from residents who say that it causes heavy congestion during peak-hours.