{"id":46594,"date":"2026-09-30T11:15:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/?p=46594"},"modified":"2026-09-30T11:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:15:17","slug":"new-river-nene-pedestrian-bridge-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/new-river-nene-pedestrian-bridge-underway\/","title":{"rendered":"New River Nene pedestrian bridge underway\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NeneBridge260931.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NeneBridge260931.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NeneBridge260931.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NeneBridge260931-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working on behalf of Peterborough City Council, M Group has started construction work on the Cygnet Bridge, which will span the River Nene.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once complete, the <a href=\"https:\/\/steelconstruction.info\/sectors\/bridges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">steel bridge<\/a> will provide a more convenient route for pedestrians and cyclists between the city centre and the Fletton Quays area.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Councillor Angus Ellis, Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport, said: \u201cI am absolutely delighted that work on this exciting project is progressing well and look forward to seeing it further develop. The bridge will play a key role in creating a more connected and walkable city, improving access across the Embankment and opening up potential development opportunities in future.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Paul Bristow said: \u201cBetter connecting the south of the river to the Embankment and city centre is an important step for the future of Peterborough. Cygnet Bridge puts infrastructure in place ahead of the further regeneration and development this city needs and deserves.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The total project budget is estimated to be \u00a38.3 million. The Combined Authority has contributed \u00a35.4 million, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has pledged \u00a32 million and the remainder will come from the council&#8217;s own redevelopment budget.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working on behalf of M Group, Nusteel Structures is fabricating the bridge steelwork.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working on behalf of Peterborough City Council, M Group has started construction work on the Cygnet Bridge, which will span the River Nene.&nbsp; Once complete, the steel bridge will provide a more convenient route for pedestrians and cyclists between the city centre and the Fletton Quays area.\u00a0 Councillor Angus Ellis, Cabinet Member for Environment and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46595,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2396],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46594","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weekly-news"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3WsLP-c7w","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NeneBridge260931.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46594","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46594"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46594\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46596,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46594\/revisions\/46596"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsteelconstruction.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}