The bridges and structures on the highways across Milton Keynes are inspected, maintained and repaired by the council. Highways structures includes over 300 underpasses, over 300 porte cocheres - the iconic covered walkways in CMK and retaining walls.
We look after over 763 bridges across Milton Keynes from small footbridges connecting redway links over streams and brooks, to the large concrete and suspension bridges carrying traffic on dual carriageways. The bridge over the V6 Grafton Street near Bradwell is also an aqueduct for the Grand Union Canal.
Refurbishment Works for 2025
Ringtail Farm Culvert, North Crawley
We'll be carrying out work to improve the culvert on Crawley Road, North Crawley, Milton Keynes from 17 March 2025. The work should take a week to complete and includes installing hardstanding in northbound verge plus new Flexible Plastic Visibility bollards. We'll also repair brickwork on the culvert headwall and training wall and repair and install new brook rail fencing.
Broughton Brook Bridge, Tanfield Lane, Broughton
Starts from Monday 10 February - 7 March.
We'll be carrying out planned maintenance works to the highway bridge carrying Tanfield Lane over Broughton Brook and the Linear Park. Broughton Brook Bridge will be closed for the duration of site works and a clearly signed diversion route for the closure will be installed. Working hours will be Monday to Friday 7:30am to 5:30pm.
The works will include:
· Resurfacing
· Joint replacement
· Drainage Works
You can view the documents for these works below:
Road Closures and Diversions Map
New Bradwell Canal Footbridge
Starting on 20 February (2 days work)
We'll be carrying out cable inspection and adjustment works to New Bradwell Canal Footbridge which is on a redway to the West of Nightingale Crescent and crosses the Grand Union canal linking New Bradwell to the North and Bradville to the South.
The footbridge and footpath will be closed for the duration of site works and a clearly signed diversion route for the closure will be installed. Works will be carried out Thursday to Friday from 7:30am to 5:30pm.
You can view the documents for these works below:
Map of Closures and Diversion Routes
South Row East Footbridge (85385B)
Starting on 3 March
We'll be carrying out some work on this footbridge to replace the deck joint and some resurfacing works.
The works will take around two weeks to complete. The footbridge will be closed for the duration of site works and a clearly signed diversion route for the closure will be installed. Working hours will be Monday to Friday 07:30 to 17:30 hours.
You can view the document for these works below:
Historical bridges
There are two bridges within the MK Borough that have historical significance and are listed as Grade I Ancient Scheduled Monuments. This means that any repairs or maintenance must be planned, approved and regularly inspected by Historic England and other bodies. Specific materials, techniques and even exact paint colours must be used with these bridges which means using specialist engineers and equipment.
The two bridges are:
Tickford Bridge, Newport Pagnell which was built in 1810 and is one of the last cast iron bridges in Britain in use today that carries traffic the 17 metres over the River Ouzel in Newport Pagnell.
Tyringham Bridge was designed and built in 1793 by Sir John Soane who designed the nearby Tyringham House.
Porte Cocheres
There are over 300 porte cocheres in CMK which are part of the original Milton Keynes city centre design. We regularly inspect all these structures to check for any defects. Porte cocheres means 'coach gateway' and these provide a covered walkway for pedestrians who are moving around the city centre. All porte cocheres are painted black.
To find out more about porte cocheres in MK, watch our short video on our YouTube channel.
Underpasses
There are over 300 underpasses across MK, connecting the residential and industrial area through the redway network. Underpasses allow pedestrians and cyclists to safely cross a grid road. If you need to report an issue with an underpass such as lights out or graffiti, please use the Report it form or call 01908 252353.
Street Art on Highways Structures
Street art is artwork on external surfaces of our underpasses or bridges. Street art can help to brighten up an area, create positive community cohesion and deter graffiti. If a local community group or parish council would like to request permission to install street art on one of our highways structures, they will need to apply.
The link to the application form is below. There is a one off admin fee of £150 to process the application which includes a site visit from s structural engineer to check that the surface for the installation is suitable.