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Well deadline for commencement of the bridge removal was 11th january .. Since that day all that has been done is a set of traffic lights and a bypass from the bridge road along to the old original route !!

Rumours in the Town are that its Spanish paperwork and the Spanish way , qoute "They will pull it down then rebuild it !" from the mouth of a very high respected porto cristo official ..

All due to a few whinging residents whos apartments are alongside it !!  Now call me stupid but why buy a flat next to the bridge if they dont like bridges and traffic ?  Yes sure for those who already lived there and the bridge was added , ok fair comment but the flats moaning the most werent even built when the bridge was !!

The general feel at ground level is they are hoping for a reprive to save the bridge and hence why NO work has actually started as yet , just the motions of pretending they are ..

we will keep you updated for those living in Mallorca to follow this saga ..

Update 30th March 2011 , Still not a single bolt removed but it appears a bypass road is being built around Porto Cristo , signs of Road construction are evident from the Main road entering Porto Cristo which looks like it will be connecting to construction on the second roundabout the Cala Dor side of Porto Cristo . Should this be the case then the bridge removal will NOT be a problem as passing traffic will simply be able to drive around the mayhem . The present re route of traffic around the bridge is more than capable of handling the traffic flow that is purely for the town , and the Coaches etc which need to get through Porto Cristo can simply use the new road.

Update 23rd May 2011 ,  Stil not a single bit of demolishing is underway on the bridge, and the new bypass road is progressing very well main hardcore and landscaping is done and shortly i feel they will be tarmaccing this road .

In the meantime the road in Porto Cristo has now been widened and takes 2 way traffic and traffic flow is running smoothly so indeed the bridge may not be needed anyways .

Update 2nd June 2011 , Still nothing altered on the bridge it just sits there waitting all blocked off.  Work however on the bypass is progressing well , and the Southern entrance picture below, shows the entrance and work status , similar work is evident on the North side of Porto Cristo ..

Update 18th July 2011, Much the same still No work on the bridge , The bypass road seems to be making slow progress now ,could be due to the heat as its been some 37c in Porto Cristo the last 4 weeks with NO Rain ..

Update 12th August 2011,  Bridge reopened and old road closed to allow the pipes and electrics to be removed from the Bridge before its removal !!  Yes it looks as though all efforts to save the bridge have failled !

Electrics and Pipeworks are being routed along the old road along with widening and resurfacing , and Bridge demolition is then to commence.

See the latest video below .

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Update 28th October 2011,  All systems are go on the bridge removal is pressing on at a fast rate , all pipes on the bridge removed and the concrete construction is being removed..

Update 11th November 2011
Mallorca Porto Cristo Bridge removal update 11th November 2011 Porto Cristo Bridge finally apart and dismantled , 2nd part of the Bridge at Porto Cristo being removed after a lengthy few years of planning fighting to keep the famous Bridge it now sadly is removed .

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UPDATE  23rd December 2011

Bridge removal completed just the seeeping up to finish.  final pics below , the removal has given a somewhat calmer and peaceful feel to the marina walk way , and has been swiftly and with very little disruption been completed , whoever the Contractors are deserve a well done for such a big job , undertaken with absolute professionalism .

below final pics ..

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