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The Department for Transport has announced restoration work will take place on the iconic west London bridge after it funded one-third of costs to stabilise the structure.

The bridge has been completely closed completely since August 2020 after cracks in the structure’s cast iron pedestals widened following a period of warm

However, Hammersmith Bridge’s Board for the Case for the Continued Safe Operation (CCSO) – made up of engineers from Mott MacDonald, WSP, Xanta and the council itself – has concluded that “the public cannot be allowed to use the bridge until it is repaired because it has proved to be unstable and still contains unknowable features”. A briefing document sent to the DfT adds: “Without a funded plan for repair, even the limited current use must cease. It is not acceptable in managing s...