Wrenthorpe Mackem
Striker
Is it? Not seen any confirmation of opening date.
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Keel Crossing [opened 18.10.25] - compendium thread
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Brett
Striker
Not yet but the game is over 2 weeks off so no hurry
Fletch73
Midfield
It was announced a couple of months ago it was being closed.
small mythos
Midfield
The new bridge or the western path on Wearmouth bridge?
Trembaths Chippy
Midfield
New Bridge mate.
Football Dinosaur
Striker
Teleportation will replace it iircIs that all?
hungrymackem
Central Defender
Wrong, the New Bridge is the A19 bridge!!
Definitely Maybe
Striker
It's 7 working days. Presume that means it'll be open for Wolves otherwise they'd have said 9 days surely.
Fingers crossed the Keel Bridge is open anyway.
Paddy O'Dors
Striker
7 working days means it'll be closed up til 22nd. Wolves game is the 18th.
Definitely Maybe
Striker
Yes but my point is they would surely just say '9 days'? Working days is needlessly complicated for a public path open 24/7, it's not a call centre open Monday-Friday. I'm guessing closed for 5 working days, open for the weekend then closed again for the following 2 working days. The sign just says 'closed from 13/10/25 for 7 working days'.
Paddy O'Dors
Striker
Mebees, but why not just do the work from say next Monday or the Monday after the Wolves game?
Henry_Hill
Winger
That subway wont open again mate
Rob the Ref
Winger
Can’t be bothered to check if seb but it’s on google earth now and gives you a good idea of what walking across to the stadium will be like
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Nearly £30k on a temporary surface for one day?!
The Councik keep smugly saying ‘it will be finished on budget and on time’ but won’t say what ‘on time’ specifically means.
The phrase also means nothing good if the timetable and budget aren’t challenging.
Given the coverage we got that day and the amount of money the event brought into the city personally im not unhappy with that extra cost.
bobster999
Striker
I just wonder whether the timetable has been too long. Ideally, the bridge would’ve had its grand opening before the RWC and the season started.
The project seems to have been on ‘go slow’ for months.
Bearing in mind we’d known about the RWC for several years and the bridge works were being commissioned in 2023 I would’ve thought it would have been completed in time for that game.
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nessen
Striker
I’m sure I read somewhere a long time ago and worked out I’d be walking over it for the last league home game of last season!
The council have consistently refused to be specific about the timeline.
If the contract is vague then their lawyers need to be replaced.
I worry about the rigour of their procurement and legal processes.
