| Emergency services shut the bridge, which connects Tayside House and the Olympia Sports Centre, at around 5.10pm yesterday, after security staff spotted the large panel “hanging by a thread” over the carriageway, posing a potentially deadly threat to motorists passing below.
On February 26, The Tele revealed that Maryfield Councillor Elizabeth Fordyce had contacted the local authority to investigate concerns that the walkway was dangerous.
The planning department was contacted and sent a worker to check the structure’s safety.
At that time a council spokesperson insisted that the route was “safely maintained”.
Today Councillor Fordyce said she would be getting back in touch with the planning department to find out “what has gone wrong”.
Traffic was stopped while a team from Tayside Fire and Rescue used an aerial platform to remove the glass from the walkway and then further delayed while debris was swept from the road.
Tayside Fire and Rescue watch manager Ewan Baird said, “When we arrived the window panel was hanging by a thread.
“We used our height appliance to go up and remove the pane as it could have fallen on to the road below.”
The council’s rapid response unit attended to board up the gap in the bridge, which is in line to be torn down as part of the central waterfront redevelopment.
The walkway has been a target for vandals for many years and broken glass panels are replaced by sheets of wood or chipboard.
Families going swimming and fitness enthusiasts regularly use the crossing to access the facilities at the Olympia and it has been a popular spot with buskers for many years.
A Dundee City Council spokesperson said, “City engineers are investigating.” |
