DENBIGHSHIRE County Council is to look at a couple of options to replace a bridge that was destroyed two years ago.

In its winter update on Llannerch bridge, Denbighshire County Council stated it was finalising preferred design options for the new bridge.

"Based on our conversations so far with Natural Resources Wales, heritage body Cadw and Welsh Government, we are currently working towards two preferred design options for the new Llannerch Bridge," said the council.

"In order to finalise these designs, in addition to the flood modelling which is already underway, we will be appointing contractors to undertake surveys of the Llannerch Bridge site over the next 2-3 months. 

"We will be working in conjunction with Natural Resources Wales and Dŵr Cymru (Welsh Water) to complete these surveys.

"Dŵr Cymru have an extraction site not far from the Llannerch Bridge site, and we are hoping to take advantage of data they already hold in relation to the River Clwyd, as well as to ensure that any works we propose to undertake at this location will not affect their ability to continue to extract water from the Clwyd."

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The bridge, which provided a crossing over the River Clwyd between Trefnant and Tremeirchion, and was used as a route to the A55, collapsed on January 21, 2021.

Residents have had to drive seven miles around the river since the damage caused by Storm Christoph.

It is estimated that the bridge was used by around 1,600 vehicles a day as drivers avoided St Asaph en-route to the A55.

Last year, community group Tremeirchion 2000 staged a light-hearted protest at the bridge, while county councillors Chris Evans and James Elson have made calls for a temporary structure to be put in place.

Denbighshire County Council is also working to collect feedback from the community on the final designs.

"Once we are confident that the designs of bridges we have proposed are safe, appropriate, and flood resilient, we will be taking these designs back to the community for feedback before submitting a planning application to replace the bridge," added the council.

"Our intention is to use our spring newsletter to let you know how you can view these designs and provide feedback on them."