PUT BRIDGE BACK PLEASE

04 April 2005

It's good news that the Swansea Council has plans to plant a honey-pot at the beach at St Helen's by installing toilets and maybe a cafe in the archways of the Slip Bridge to pave the way for Blue Flag status (Arches could be kept as viewpoint, Post, March 21). This would mean crowds of people being attracted to the beach, just as they used to.But the council's plan to resite the span of the bridge will defeat the object. It is, after all, a bridge to span two points, it would be like separating Jack from Jill.We all know what Blackpill is like in peak periods when pedestrians are trying to cross the road.The new administration at Swansea Council should stop passing the buck and hiding behind excuses, and replace the span of the bridge to its original abutments for people to cross over.In the long term, this will help prevent tailbacks in busy periods.

E FordMiddle RoadGendros, Swansea