Swansea's Oystermouth Road shut for footbridge removal

Image source, Swansea Council

Image caption, Going... the old footbridge over Oystermouth Road

Work to remove a 40-year-old footbridge over a major city centre road in Swansea gets under way on Sunday.

The bridge above Oystermouth Road will be replaced as part of a new indoor arena being developed by the local authority.

The wider 拢135m Swansea central phase one development includes new homes, commercial units and parking.

The council said the work had been scheduled to minimise disruption to traffic.

will be in place between 14:00 and 06:00 GMT on Monday while cranes remove the structure.

Image source, Swansea council

Image caption, An artist's impression of the replacement bridge