Rising river levels have scuppered a new Shrewsbury bridge replacement shuttle service that was only launched yesterday.
The new river ferry has been introduced while the Porthill Bridge is closed.to give pedestrians a quicker way to cross the river Severn in Shrewsbury while the Porthill Bridge is refurbished - but the weather had other ideas.
The organisers tweeted that they will be keeping a close eye on the river and forecasted rain, and the service will be up and running again when suitable to do so. In the meantime, pedestrians will have to traipse for an extra 10 minutes longer to cross the nearby Welsh and Kingsland bridges.
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