Concrete blocks will be installed to stop drivers of heavy vehicles squeezing past bollards.
Image caption,At a glanceThe measure is aimed at stopping over-sized and overweight vehicles crossing the bridge3 minutes ago
It comes after highways officers monitoring the bridge for four hours spotted 20 vehicles which they thought exceeded the three-tonne weight limit.'Squeeze between bollards' He said structural engineers "routinely" assessed the strength of the bridge, which straddles Longbrook Valley, and safety could not be guaranteed for those vehicles in excess of the weight limit."This is effectively the final step we can take before having to close the bridge to all vehicles.”
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