| Topic: | Re:Re:FYI. Hammersmith Bridge: built to carry horse drawn carriages | |
| Posted by: | Francis Rowe | |
| Date/Time: | 14/01/26 08:43:00 |
| There are lots of bridges around the world that were built before the advent of the motor car and now carry very heavy vehicles like buses. Let's be honest with ourselves here, Hammersmith Bridge will not be fully reopened for as long as a decade, by which time all London's buses will probably be electric and, consequently, a couple of tonnes heavier. An engineering solution needs to be found to cater for this change - I've not found any evidence either way that this will happen but it would severely undermine the case for reopening if the new bridge couldn't expand the capacity for bus journeys over what it was before the closure. |