Plans undermined by dredging row

31 January 2007
 
A fixed crossing between the islands of Shetland and Bressay is looking less likely after the local authority backing the scheme decided against contesting a court order to allow dredging in the area where it would be built.
The long-running saga of the Bressay Bridge has seen the Shetland Islands Council and Lerwick Port Authority at loggerheads for years. The two-lane bridge would span the 700m-wide channel separating the main Shetland island from Bressay, which has a population of 350 people and is currently served by a ferry service. The bridge would be one of the highest in the UK, with a minimum air draft of 40m.
The port authority wants to dredge the waterways used by shipping in local waters, but the council believes the scheme is threatening plans for a bridge as the area will be deepened, widened and realigned. Consequently, the council resorted to court action in an attempt to end the work but, earlier this year, Judge Lord Reed – in a 69-page judgement – overturned a temporary ban on the dredging, allowing the work to continue. Last week, councillors voted against appealing the decision.
A council spokeswoman said: ‘This is a blow to the people of Bressay and to the Shetland community as a whole. ‘The building of this bridge remains council policy and the implications of the judgement on this will be brought back to the council for a decision in due course. ‘In the meantime, we will continue to seek to have constructive dialogue with the Lerwick Port Authority on the provision of a fixed link to Bressay.’

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