{"id":71435,"date":"2023-01-20T14:31:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T14:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=71435"},"modified":"2023-01-22T15:34:01","modified_gmt":"2023-01-22T15:34:01","slug":"demolition-of-danescourt-bridge-will-leave-many-residents-feeling-trapped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/01\/20\/demolition-of-danescourt-bridge-will-leave-many-residents-feeling-trapped\/","title":{"rendered":"Demolition of Danescourt bridge will leave many residents feeling &#8216;trapped&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The alternative route includes steep steps and flooding risks &#8211; making life hard for wheelchair users and people with pushchairs<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A BRIDGE which runs over Danescourt railway station, is set to be demolished by Transport for Wales next month to make way for a new Metro system &#8211; leaving residents with a real problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lanks Hill Bridge, which connects two sides of Danescourt, is&nbsp;350mm &#8211; just under 14in &#8211; too low for the overhead line equipment which needs to be installed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Removal of the bridge will make life hard for wheelchair-users and parents with pushchairs, as the proposed alternative route includes&nbsp;steep steps and flood risks. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No official plans have been made for a replacement bridge, but Transport for Wales say they expect to build a replacement&nbsp;in the Autumn. This will leave many Danescourt residents &#8220;trapped&#8221; for over six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"772\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"71539\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/IMG_20230120_123127_447-1024x772.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/IMG_20230120_123127_447-1024x772.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/IMG_20230120_123127_447-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/IMG_20230120_123127_447-770x581.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/IMG_20230120_123127_447-293x221.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/IMG_20230120_123127_447.jpg 1049w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"772\" data-id=\"71539\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/IMG_20230120_123127_447-1024x772.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/IMG_20230120_123127_447-1024x772.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/IMG_20230120_123127_447-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/IMG_20230120_123127_447-770x581.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/IMG_20230120_123127_447-293x221.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/IMG_20230120_123127_447.jpg 1049w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The alternative route proposed by Transport for Wales. Credit: Sarah Dalton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The bridge was due to be removed in January 2023 but has been&nbsp;postponed due to \u201clocal concerns\u201d about accessibility.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alan MacLean, a teacher from Danescourt, no longer drives a car&nbsp;and instead uses a bicycle and trailer to get around Cardiff with his baby. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe bridge is our only lifeline to get through with our baby on&nbsp;the bike,&#8221; he told <em>The Cardiffian<\/em>. &#8220;It\u2019s a major artery connecting us to the Taff Trail which we use to get everywhere in the city, and it also connects us to a lot of our social life in Whitchurch.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The alternative route, proposed by Transport for Wales, is too narrow for the trailer to get through, and&nbsp;doesn\u2019t have wheelchair, bicycle or pushchair access due to the steep steps connecting Radyr Court Road to Highfields.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be a huge issue for Danescourt parents with young children who need to cross the bridge with pushchairs to get to Danescourt Primary School.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"645\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/reduced.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/reduced.jpg 860w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/reduced-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/reduced-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/reduced-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/reduced.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/reduced.jpg 860w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/reduced-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/reduced-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/reduced-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The MacLean family rely on their cycle trailer to get around Cardiff with their baby. Credit: Alan MacLean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tony Moon, who is retired and lives on Radyr Court Road next to the bridge, is also worried about accessibility.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe main objection we have is that we will be trapped! In February 2020, the railway flooded and cut Radyr Court Road off entirely from the outside world. Our only way over the floods was that bridge,\u201d Mr Moon said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Radyr Court Road, which is a major part of the alternative route, flooded again in January 2023 after the River Taff burst its banks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/AlysonBurnell-check-permission12Jan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/AlysonBurnell-check-permission12Jan.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/AlysonBurnell-check-permission12Jan-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/AlysonBurnell-check-permission12Jan-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/AlysonBurnell-check-permission12Jan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-71529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/AlysonBurnell-check-permission12Jan.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/AlysonBurnell-check-permission12Jan-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/01\/AlysonBurnell-check-permission12Jan-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Floods on Radyr Court Road, taken 12 January 2023. Credit: Caroline Thomas Ferguson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is clear that the people coming up with these plans are so far removed from the reality of life in Danescourt and how important that bridge is to people,\u201d he added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson from Transport for Wales told <em>The Cardiffian<\/em>: \u201cThe current bridge will be demolished in February and replaced with a newly constructed bridge this autumn. During the period when the bridge will be out of use, a diversion will be in place including a step-free route.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet the proposed route given to residents&nbsp;shows what have been described by multiple residents as \u201cvery steep steps\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe use the bridge almost daily,\u201d said Tess Lloyd, a 39 year old pharmacy dispenser. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDuring lockdown it was a lifeline for us, allowing us many adventures with our daughter who was three then. I know many of us feel like we\u2019re being attacked from all sides with houses being built all around us, the council trying to build on our woods and now this,\u201d she added.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The planning application for the demolition of Lanks Hill Bridge&nbsp;currently has 11 objections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All aboard!\ud83d\ude9d<br><br>The first of the new trains is now in service \ud83d\udc4d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PWuY1VZol9\">pic.twitter.com\/PWuY1VZol9<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Lee Waters MS (@Amanwy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Amanwy\/status\/1615729461588017152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a 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