Whether its a river, a busy road, or a railway track, there can be many barriers to journeys, particularly when walking or wheeling. Infrastructure which overcomes these barriers can not only reduce travel times but also link people with new destinations such as jobs, schools and healthcare as well as connecting them to key transport interchanges. This can be done through the use of bridges, tunnels or the addition of crossings.

By introducing a new footbridge in TRACC to better connect the two villages we were able to analyse the impact of this on both walking and public transport accessibility. The footbridge increases the number of residents who can access Burringham within a 30-minute walk by 112%, particularly residents in areas south of Keadby Bridge. Keadby Bridge is located around 1km north of the villages, near the village of Keadby. The bridge allows for rail, car and pedestrian travel, with a segregated footbridge on its northern side.

Burringham is currently served by a single bus service which connects it to Scunthorpe with services running twice a day in each direction on weekdays. Althorpe is better served with 6 services per day on weekdays as of 7th April 2025, connecting residents to areas such as Epworth, Belton and Doncaster. This difference in frequency means that public transport access also showed a substantial improvement, particularly for Burringham due to connecting residents to the higher frequency bus services in Althorpe. Connections to this bus service allows twice as many North Lincolnshire residents to access Burringham within 60 minutes by public transport.