Options considered – and ruled out – for Hammersmith Bridge future
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 […]
Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce holds first ‘constructive’ meeting for three years
A taskforce aimed at getting Hammersmith Bridge back open to motor vehicles have met for the first time in over three years. The group had held its last meeting under the previous Conservative Government in November 2021, but was reconvened on Thursday afternoon by Labour’s minister for local transport, Simon Lightwood. The 138-year-old bridge has been closed to cars, […]
Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce to reconvene
The Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce to reopen the key link across the Thames is being recovened, MPs have been told. Dame Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary at the Department for Transport, told the Commons Public Accounts Committee that local transport minister Simon Lightwood would join it, with a date being sought for it to meet, according to Yahoo News. The task […]
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. […]
Hammersmith Bridge repair bill hits £250m
It’s reported the cost of repairing Hammersmith Bridge has soared to £250 million, leading to concerns that the Thames crossing will never reopen to vehicles. London’s Evening Standard Newspaper reports the latest estimate is an increase of about £100 million on previous expectations, and comes as the fifth anniversary approaches of the 137-year-old bridge being […]
Environmental group calls for cars to be banished from Hammersmith Bridge forever
Climate activist group Possible have issued their plans for a car-free future of London’s Hammersmith Bridge, instead offering a crossing over the Thames for cyclists, pedestrians and driverless pods. The bridge has been closed for three years due to structural safety concerns and the group is suggesting that the local council is wrong to be […]
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 […]
Government funds vital works to restore Hammersmith Bridge to former glory
Ministers have announced a multimillion-pound funding package for vital restoration works to Hammersmith Bridge, as government confirms it will fund one third of the costs to stabilise the structure. The announcement is a landmark moment in the bridge’s history. Almost £3 million will be injected into the project by ministers, so it remains permanently open […]
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 […]
