Today was a very special day for everyone connected with the iconic Tamar Bridge as the Lord Mayor of Plymouth and the Chairman of Cornwall Council joined children from local schools, members of the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint…
Members of the Tamar Bridge and Torpoint Ferry Joint Committee have agreed to set up a working group to acquire evidence from professional bodies, emergency services and affected members of the public before making a decision on whether to increase…
Works are continuing on the scheme to renew part of the bridge deck waterproofing system on the Tamar Bridge. During the past few weeks contractors Taziker Industrial Ltd have completed the health and safety checks required to begin the works…
Viridor has taken 65 tonnes of seaweed – enough to fill five double decker buses – washed up on the two slipways operated by the Torpoint ferry over the course of a year so that this can be processed as…
Tamar II returns to service a full week ahead of schedule in time for busy Bank Holiday weekend. Tamar II has returned to service today – providing a three ferry service a full week ahead of the original scheduled date…
New ‘Bridging the Tamar’ Visitor and Learning Centre opens to the public 21st May 2019 The new Bridging the Tamar Visitor and Learning Centre which tells the story of the iconic Tamar Bridge and Royal Albert Bridge has opened to…
Tamar II is due to arrive back in Torpoint later this morning following the successful completion of its five yearly refit at A & P Falmouth. Once safely returned to port after its 44 nautical miles sea journey, the towing…
Progress remains very good. The headlines are that the decks have now had their non slip coatings applied and the deck markings are progressing, the prows are now back on and are being set to work this week, and all…
Win a trip up the towers of the Tamar Bridge. A rare opportunity to climb the iconic Tamar Bridge towers is being offered to mark the imminent opening of a new Visitor and Learning Centre. A handful of lucky visitors…
The contract to renew the bridge deck waterproofing system underneath the bridge deck kerbs and replace the bolts that hold the kerbs in place began as scheduled on 1 April. During the past few weeks the successful contractor, Taziker Industrial…
