A Carlton councillor is ramping up calls for a long‑discussed fourth River Trent road crossing, urging political leaders to “take the politics out of it” and finally get the project moving.
Mike Adams, Carlton East councillor on Nottinghamshire County Council, says he has written to East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward asking her to fund the long‑proposed crossing, which he argues is essential to easing congestion across Gedling borough and beyond.
He has also contacted Nottinghamshire’s MPs, urging residents to remind them to “build the bridge” whenever they have contact with them.
Adams says he has spent more than six years campaigning for the project and claims several milestones have already been secured, including:
- £1 million feasibility funding from Nottinghamshire County Council
- Regional approval for the feasibility study through the East Midlands Combined County Authority
- Backing for a Colwick‑to‑A46/A52 route, after opposing alternative locations
- Long‑term lobbying to keep the scheme on the agenda
- Public pressure on local leaders to prevent delays
He argues the crossing is vital to reducing traffic pressure in the area and says cross‑party cooperation is now needed to get the bridge built.
“There’s more to do,” he said. “Let’s build the bridge for the good of Nottinghamshire.”
