Hammersmith Bridge partially reopens this weekend
Hammersmith Bridge is to re-open to pedestrians, cyclists and river traffic on Saturday 17 July. Hammersmith & Fulham Council Leader Stephen Cowan has announced the decision following a series of what he calls comprehensive safety investigations into the bridge and the successful introduction of an “innovative temperature control system” that helps prevent cracking in the 19th century cast […]
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 […]
Uber wins Hammersmith ferry service
Transport for London has selected Uber Boat by Thames Clippers to run the temporary Hammersmith ferry. The service will take pedestrians and cyclists over the Thames while Hammersmith Bridge undergoes vital repair and refurbishment works. It is proposed that the boats will take passengers between piers located near to Queen Caroline Street in Hammersmith and […]
£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 […]
Hammersmith ferry service planned for summer
Transport for London has received proposals from two bidders wanting to provide a cross-river ferry service near Hammersmith Bridge for pedestrians and cyclists, while the link undergoes essential repairs and refurbishment works. City Cruises and Uber Boat by Thames Clippers are the operators who have submitted detailed bids to provide a service running between 6am and […]
New report raises the prospect of a ‘limited reopening’ of Hammersmith bridge
New reports commissioned by the government and published yesterday have raised the prospect of a limited reopening of the Hammersmith Bridge to pedestrians, cyclists and river traffic. In September, the Department for Transport invited respected engineering consultants AECOM and Professor Norman Fleck of the University of Cambridge – an expert in fracture mechanics – to review […]
Radical new plan for Hammersmith Bridge
Hammersmith & Fulham Council has unveiled a radical new plan to build a temporary double-decker crossing within the existing structure of Hammersmith Bridge that has been closed on safety grounds since August 13th Working with Sir John Ritblat from Delancey, and world leading architects and engineers Foster + Partners, the council has said that under […]
Hammersmith Bridge to stay shut till 2027
The task force working on the 133-year-old Hammersmith Bridge in West London says it will not reopen to traffic for six and a half years. The bridge has already been shut to traffic for a year, and is now also closed off to pedestrians and cyclists because structural surveys suggest it’s in “immediate danger” of […]
