Road lowering at 'most bashed' bridge set to start

Long-awaited work to try to prevent lorries striking a low bridge dubbed "Britain's most bashed" is to start in the summer.

Developers have confirmed plans to lower the carriageway of the A5 Watling Street, near Hinckley in Leicestershire, under the railway bridge.

Network Rail figures have shown the bridge was struck 22 times between 1 April 2024 and 31 March 2025, confirming its status as the most bashed bridge in the country.

BBC Leicester political reporter Dan Martin explained when the work is likely to begin.

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