| Topic: | Re:Re: Hammersmith Bridge | |
| Posted by: | Adrian Irving | |
| Date/Time: | 17/02/26 15:57:00 |
| "Hammersmith Bridge Restoration Expected to Extend Until 2035, MP Reports Funding and strategic delays cited as major obstacles in the reopening of the historic London bridge. The Hammersmith Bridge, a vital 138-year-old London landmark linking Hammersmith and Barnes, has been closed to motor vehicles since structural cracks were identified in 2019. Recent statements from local officials indicate that the bridge may remain shut to vehicular traffic until 2035. Fleur Anderson, the Labour MP for Putney, has expressed concerns that the bridge will not reopen by the end of the current parliamentary term in 2029, citing a likely timeline stretching to 2035. Anderson noted the extended closure period of nearly six years and pointed to slower-than-expected progress in initiating and completing necessary repairs. Factors including delays in material availability, exacerbated by global events such as the war in Ukraine, have further complicated the restoration efforts." Extract from London Daily Whatever your view on the future use of the structure there is no hiding from what this farce says about the UK's inability to get decisions made, finance raised and project completely in anything like a timely manner. |