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Villagers' 'fed up' as work to repair road shut for 16 MONTHS now won't start until spring

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Villagers will have to wait until the spring of next year for repair work to begin on a through road closed for more than 16 months after a riverside wall partially collapsed during heavy rainfall.

Residents and visitors to Barrow Bridge have had no through route since August 2020, since a river retaining wall was damaged amid heavy rain and rising water.

It is closed near a sharp bend on the road close to Dean Brook and Dakins Brook and a footpath known as ‘the 63 steps’. Ward councillor Garry Veevers told a meeting of Bolton full council that villagers are becoming increasingly ‘fed up’ at the delays to repairs as they face continued detours and limited access. READ MORE: Greater Manchester's own 'Banksy' is back...

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