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Bridge overrun with pigeons to reopen

Chris Binding
Local Democracy Reporting Service
BBC The bridge has a red banner saying Your Sunderland City Centre. It is above a brown brick Sports Direct building and there are cars ing underneath. The bridge itself looks to be enclosed and is made of grey and black metal with large rectangular window panes.BBC
The pedestrian bridge has been shut since April

A city centre pedestrian bridge which has been closed for weeks due to a pigeon infestation is to reopen next week.

Sunderland City Council said it shut St Mary's Way at the end of April and called in pest control to tackle the problem.

Hundreds of vehicles under the bridge - which links St Mary's multi-storey car Park to High Street West, near Wearmouth Bridge - every day.

The council said repairs had also been carried out and it appreciated the public's "patience" while the route was closed.

In May the council said it would soon be carrying out repairs at St Mary's car park costing £620,000, as well as at the nearby Sunniside multi-storey facility at a cost of £1.5m.

The work at St Mary's will include replacing the corroded steel roof frame along with heating and ventilation system repairs.

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