More details have emerged about the first meeting in three years of the Hammersmith Bridge Task Force, which is considering what to do about the London river crossing which has been closed for six years because of structural safety issues.
The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) has obtained minutes of the meeting on 30 January through a Freedom of Information request. It has found that proposals to turn the bridge into a completely inaccessible “monument”, or to demolish and replace it with a brand new river crossing, were both suggested by the Government but rejected by the group, which is made up of Department for Transport officials, council representatives, MPs on either side of the bridge, Transport for London, and London’s deputy mayor for transport, Seb Dance.
It says one option being considered is to reopen the bridge for all users, including motor vehicles, by building a temporary, double-decker truss through the existing bridge to allow the structure to be repaired while vehicles drive through it. Other options on the table are bridge repair and restoration, sufficient to allow for active travel (pedestrians and cyclists) only plus two single decker buses or bridge repair and restoration, sufficient to allow for pedestrians and cyclists only.
You can read a full report into what the LDRS has found on FulhamSW6.com here.
(Picture – LBHF)
