Forks Road Bridge
Consultation has concluded
The Forks Road Bridge was closed to vehicular traffic on Friday, November 2, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. A full closure was necessary because of the deterioration of the structure and not being able to monitor which vehicles access the bridge.
Welland City Council and city staff understand the significance of this closure and the impact it has on the community. For a better understanding on how the Forks Road Bridge project has evolved, please review the Timeline, located to the right.
October 26, 2020 - City of Welland enters a Memorandum of Understanding with Empire Communities to design/construct the replacement of the Forks Road Bridge, and further design and build the urbanization of Forks Rd., from the Kingsway to the east limit of Forks Rd.
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Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Email this linkBridges connect people to destinations and bring communities together. We want to hear your ideas on this project. What's important to you in re-building the Forks Road Bridge?Feel free to "LIKE" ideas on the board. Every "LIKE" you give highlights what is important to you.View All Ideasover 5 years ago
Make the existing blocked off roadway a permanent one.
The roadway just behind the rowing club is already there, upgrade it and make it a permanent roadway at least in the interim until the bridge is replaced. .
over 5 years ago
Train Bridge
Would it be possible to use the train bridge as a road, Add some asphalt and traffic lights and share the little used bridge with trains
over 5 years ago
Save the bridge!
The bridges in Welland are pieces of history. Exploration of restoration should also be considered to preserve our town's history.
almost 5 years ago
New South End Bridge
*Additonal Benefit to Plan: Were this bridge to service Port Colborne, Welland, and the Railway, there is the possibility cost could be shared by partners — and eligible for Federal Rail/Trade corridor grants — thus saving the city money. Dain City is so close to Port Colborne yet so isolated. Rather than replacing the Forks Road bridge, the City should create a new bridge that links Kingsway across to Intervose Dr/Elm St, creating a new North to south link. Perhaps this connection could even extend to King St, Port Colborne, behind the Canal lands. This would greatly reduce the time to get from South Welland to Port Colborne, and restore some ofthe historic connectivity that these communities had before the 1970s canal bypass was constructed. Further more, a single bridge span north to south could service railway service doubly and greatly improve north to south track connectivity. The old railway bridge is not in much better shape than the now defunct Forks Rd Bridge. Someday it will need to addressed, why not plan now? Reinstate the north-south track through Dain city and link it back with Port Colborne using a proposed combined use bridge. The track would service canal lands with additional rail service. Also, If there were long term future interest in regional commuter train this route would rapidly service Port and Welland — avoiding the significant detour through Feeder.
over 5 years ago
Surely the bridge can be kept as a pedestrian and light traffic bridge for years before major maintenance is required.
