A public meeting's being held later to discuss replacing a footbridge over the A35 Christchurch bypass.

The Burton Road bridge - which was built in the 60s - is damaged and its ramps and headroom no longer meet current guidelines - and the county council says it'll be cheaper to knock it down and rebuild it, then keep maintaining it.

The A35 would have to be reduced to one lane while work's done between January and June - and closed for a short time.