The Menai Suspension Bridge, in Anglesey, is closed for the third time in about 24 hours.
BBC presenter Teleri Glyn Jones heard the call for change as she toured Wales ahead of the election.
The plans are set to meet a "significant and growing demand" for accommodation for older people.
It shut in 2022 because of defects in the hangers, which link suspension chains and the road.
It will be checked every Wednesday when traffic will be managed with signs.
The bridge unexpectedly closed last Saturday after engineers discovered that repair work was needed.
Motorists are being diverted to Britannia Bridge after the bridge closed unexpectedly on Saturday.
A suspension bridge connecting Anglesey to the Welsh mainland has closed unexpectedly.
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