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See our photos as work to remove longstanding footbridge from Telford town centre begins

Work has started on the removal of a 48-metre-long footbridge which has stood since the 1980s.

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The distinctive bridge, which has been part of the landscape of Telford's town centre for nearly 40 years, is being dismantled to make way for redevelopment.

Work on the project, which is part of plans for a revamped Station Quarter, includes a temporary closure of Lawn Central, which runs underneath the footbridge.

The footbridge, which has been in place since the 1980s, is being removed.

When Telford & Wrekin Council announced the work it said that the project would create 'improved pedestrian facilities' linking the development to the town centre.