Plans to begin work on the long-awaited Southport–Blackpool bridge have been thrown into doubt after concerns were raised about an influx of unruly partygoers.
The £240 million project, which was expected to break ground later this year, may now be suspended indefinitely following pressure from local councillor Dick Withers.
Withers claims the bridge would provide a “direct invasion route” for Blackpool’s notorious stag and hen parties.
“We have a lovely, peaceful town,” he explained. “The last thing we need is drunken hordes of loud fat women in pink cowboy hats and loud fat men in miniskirts and high heels tottering over the bridge on a Friday night.”
Local businesses have reacted angrily to the prospect of further delays, arguing that the project would boost the economy and create jobs, lighting “a rocket under the town’s after-hours kebab industry.”
Supporters say the project would also cut travel times between the two towns to just 11 minutes, “or 7 minutes if powered by Stella.”
