High levels of the River Ouse consistently lead to pathways by the Millennium Bridge in York being blocked by water.
Plans to raise the pathway “have certainly been talked about for around seven years” according to deputy leader Cllr Pete Kilbane.
Funding has been allocated to carry out the improvements to the section of National Cycle Network Route 65 that runs through York, which includes work to raise the level of the existing paths on the approaches to Millennium Bridge.
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