Hammersmith Bridge: Five more years until it re-opens
On the fifth anniversary of its closure, Londoners have been warned that it will be at least another five years before Hammersmith Bridge can be reopened to cars. The Grade II* listed crossing was hurriedly closed to vehicles in 2019 after its owner, Hammersmith and Fulham council, found that its wrought-iron structure was riddled with cracks. Pedestrians […]
MP: TfL must take over Hammersmith Bridge and reopen it to motor traffic
A West London MP has launched a petition to reopen Hammersmith Bridge to cars, buses and emergency vehicles. Greg Hands, the Conservative MP for Chelsea and Fulham, is also calling for the bridge to be taken over by TfL after what he described as five years of ‘dither and delay’ by Hammersmith and Fulham Council, reports the Evening Standard. […]
Delivery drivers face fines for using Albert Bridge in London
Drivers of vehicles weighing more than three tonnes are being warned a weight restriction is now being enforced on Albert Bridge in West London, with fines for goods vehicles that exceed it. The current restriction, which has been in place since 2012, has been managed previously using width restriction posts to deter overweight vehicles entering […]
Next phase of steel works to stabilise Hammersmith Bridge goes ahead
More than 1,000 pieces of bespoke steel have been welded together into support frames for the final phase of the stabilisation of Hammersmith Bridge. The steel was imported in 29 giant sheets which were shipped to the UK late last year, following delays caused by the war in Ukraine. The sheets were then cut into 1,220 […]
First phase of new multi-sensor camera technology delivered to ensure safer and greener streets across Hammersmith & Fulham
As part of a £5m project between London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham (H&F) Council and leading technology solutions and services provider, North, new state-of-the-art CCTV cameras have been installed across the borough. White City Estate and Shepherds Bush Green districts are the first to benefit from the installation of the cameras which monitor a […]
Next stage of Hammersmith Bridge restoration to begin
It’s been announced work on the Hammersmith Bridge Restoration Project will start on-site later this month. Hammersmith and Fulham council says the decision follows extensive safety investigations carried out by world-leading specialist bridge engineers working for it. The council says its engineers have now developed an alternative £8.9m stabilisation programme for the bridge which will […]
Hammersmith & Fulham Council moves ahead with new £6m stabilisation plan for Hammersmith Bridge
Hammersmith & Fulham Council has approved an innovative new £6 million plan to stabilise Hammersmith Bridge at significantly below the original expected cost with works completing in under a year. The council’s specialist engineers Mott MacDonald devised the alternative stabilisation plan which will bring savings of £24m and has now been chosen to replace the […]
Shapps suggests three-way contribution to get Hammersmith Bridge reopened
The Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has committed to the Department for Transport funding a third of the cost of repairing and reopening Hammersmith Bridge in London, provided Transport for London and the local borough chip in too. The Standard says the aim is to get the bridge reopened this summer initially to cyclists and pedestrians […]
Shapps under pressure to act on Hammersmith closure
The Transport Secretary is under pressure from MPs in London to fund the reopening of Hammersmith Bridge, as he is being told the two-year closure had become an “international embarrassment”. The Evening Standard reports that London MPs have demanded Grant Shapps honours a pledge he made last September to “take control” of the project and reopen […]
£3 toll plan for double-decker Hammersmith Bridge
Drivers could be charged £3 to cross Hammersmith Bridge under plans to create a double-decked bridge with pedestrians and cyclists underneath a new carriageway for traffic. London’s Evening Standard says the toll charge idea follows the unveilling of plans last November where Hammersmith and Fulham Council, Sir John Ritblat from Delancey, and architects and engineers […]
