| Topic: | Re:Hardwick Road/Essex Road foot bridge works over running | |
| Posted by: | Paul Hughes-Smith | |
| Date/Time: | 22/06/15 11:49:00 |
| Fresh parking restrictions are now in place I think until August but the council just reissues them in 6 week periods.I suspect the period could be extended further. I wrote to Mike Brown TFL CEO asking for refurbishment of Hardwick Rd bridge as have had long correspondence with them and Ealing Council on this and he replied "The embankment work does not include refurbishing the footbridge as it is structurally sound. However, I have asked our maintenance team to improve the condition of the stair treads and also inspect the drainage while the bridge is closed". I have passed all this to Ealing Council and to Lib Dem councillors for Southfield ward.The main problem is that no one has been made responsible for the upkeep of the bridge and Ealing do replace lights and occasionally clean but it is not obliged to do so. TFL tried to tell me at one stage that the bridge was the responsibility of Richmond Council! Please lobby your councillors, Ealing Council and indeed TFL though talking to their Customer Services is a dispiriting experience I recall. |