Over £31,800 was spent by Cambridgeshire County Council defending the second legal challenge of its decision to restrict access to Mill Road bridge for drivers. The authority had to defend its decision to introduce the bus gate in court after a legal challenge was made on behalf of Friends of Mill Road Bridge 2.

The claim was ultimately dismissed last month , meaning the restrictions will remain in place on the bridge. The county council agreed last year to issue a Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) to install a bus gate on Mill Road bridge. This was the second time the authority had decided to issue a TRO to put in place restrictions on the bridge, after the first order was quashed following a legal challenge.

The restrictions created under the TRO close the bridge to all motor vehicl

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