A police incident that closed Trent Bridge for more than two hours has been 'resolved safely', Nottinghamshire Police have confirmed.
Traffic queues were reported in Nottingham city centre and areas of West Bridgford after the bridge was closed shortly after 5pm on Wednesday, February 23.
The road was closed in both directions and people reported being told they were also not to walk along Trent Bridge in order to get to their destinations.
Sham Merchant, a scientist who was on a coach from Loughborough going into town, said: “We take the bus home from work all the way in Loughborough, and so this time the coach driver came through Trent Bridge.
“I noticed the traffic started like half a mile from Trent Bridge.”
The 24-year-old added: “When we got closer to the traffic lights we saw two police cars and fire brigades.
“And they have closed the bridge.”
She and her 10 other colleagues got off the coach and started walking.
“We are all walking from Trent Bridge to where we live. Some of us live in the city centre so it’s a big inconvenience.
“They are not letting people cross the bridge either so we have to walk across the Lady Bay bridge to get into town.”
Paul Rhodes, 49, said: “I’ve not seen it specifically like this before but there have been incidents on the bridge.
“I’ve never not been able to walk through the bridge though."
The incident was first reported at 5.10pm and the bridge was re-opened to traffic just after 7.20pm.
During the closure, traffic monitoring websites showed congestion in all areas around the bridge, with traffic website Inrix reporting the incident had affected roads up to Lower Parliament Street in Nottingham city centre.
A spokesperson for Nottinghamshire Police confirmed the incident had been 'resolved safely' and that traffic was able to start moving over the bridge from 7.22pm.
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