A replacement for Alma Bridge: 'scheme can only happen if cliff erosion is slowed'

It is clear that before any work can be committed to the bridge link across the River Sid, work needs to be done to protect the cliffs, beaches and seafront:
Futures Forum: Sidmouth Beach Management Plan >>> and Pennington Point: "We need to do something before it’s too late."

One specific idea is a lagoon or reef at Pennington Point:
Futures Forum: A breakwater lagoon for Sidmouth?
‘Breakwater lagoon could protect Sidmouth for all time’ - News - Sidmouth Herald

The newsprint edition of a piece in the latest Herald made this connection:

And here is the online edition of the same piece:

New, inland structure to replace Sidmouth’s Alma Bridge?

13:47 03 March 2016

Stefan Gordon

Alma Bridge. Ref shs 8760-10-15SH. Picture: Simon Horn

Preliminary plans for a new structure to cross the River Sid – at a location inland from the existing Alma Bridge – have been drawn up by Devon County Council (DCC).

New, inland structure to replace Sidmouth’s Alma Bridge? - News - Sidmouth Herald

See also:
Futures Forum: The geology of Pennington Point >>> 'a useful resource for the Beach Management Plan?'
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