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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 safety risk to rely upon interim measures indefinitely.” The board have also submitted a 16-page cr...

Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce meeting, 17 December 2020 Joint statement on progress made by the taskforce at its meeting on 17 December 2020. From: The tenth meeting of the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce was held yesterday, 17 December 2020. It was chaired by Transport Minister, Baroness Vere. Attendees included the Project Director Dana Skelley plus representatives from the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, the Greater London Authority, Transport for London ( TfL), and the Port of London Authority. Dana Skelley, speaking on behalf of the H...

Grant Shapps has demanded a local council cough-up £64million to help repair closed Hammersmith Bridge and end years of motoring misery for drivers, according to reports. The Transport Secretary reportedly wants Hammersmith and Fulham Council to cover almost half the costs of the repairs to the 133-year-old west London bridge - which was suddenly closed in August this year after cracks were discovered in the structure. The shut-down, which followed a closure to vehicles in April 2019, has caused major disruption to traffic in the area, with 16,000 people and 22,000 vehicles a day using the ...