THE REPAIR of a bridge destroyed in flooding has been shortlisted for a national award.

North Yorkshire County Council's repairs to Tadcaster Bridge have been recognised by the Institution of Civil Engineers as one of the world's top projects for the 2018 People's Choice Awards.

The awards celebrate the world’s best civil engineering projects that have made a positive impact for communities, and the winner will be chosen by the public.

County Councillor Don Mackenzie urged people to vote for the year-long repairs, and said the council was "thrilled to be placed among the world's top ten".

He said: "The rebuilding of Tadcaster Bridge was a great feat of engineering and we are immensely proud of the high skill of our engineers and construction workers.

"But we worked very closely with the people of Tadcaster and the whole project became a great community success story. So let’s all get behind the People’s Choice and vote for Tadcaster."

The 18th century grade two listed bridge was reconstructed and widened with £3m from the Government and £1.4m from the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Local Enterprise Partnership.

Voting closes on September 28. To have your say, go to ice.org.uk/what-is-civil-engineering/what-do-civil-engineers-do/the-repair-of-tadcaster-bridge