DfT puts in multi-million stake for Hammersmith Bridge stabilisation23/03/2022 The Department for Transport will fund one-third of the costs to carry out vital stabilisation work on Hammersmith Bridge, ministers have announced as they unveiled a multi-million pound funding package. |
New £6m quick fix for Hammersmith Bridge19/08/2021 Hammersmith and Fulham Council has approved a new plan to stabilise Hammersmith Bridge at a fifth of the previous cost, with works expected to be complete in less than a year. |
Hammersmith Bridge to re-open to cyclists and pedestrians15/07/2021 Hammersmith Bridge is to re-open at 9am on Saturday to pedestrians, cyclists and river traffic, after a long-running closure. |
Hammersmith Bridge: Council under pressure in funding negotiations08/06/2021 The Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce met in early June and confirmed that the Department for Transport, Transport for London and the local council would develop a memorandum of understanding on funding the bridge's repairs. |
£1bn TfL bailout as Khan builds bridges01/06/2021 The Government and London mayor Sadiq Khan have agreed a new £1.08bn funding package to take Transport for London through to December but ministers have insisted on reforms and savings that Mr Khan has said are unlikely to be deliverable. |
Hammersmith Bridge closed to traffic indefinitely11/04/2019 One of London's most beautiful landmarks the iconic Hammersmith Bridge, a 132-year-old Grade II listed structure, has had to be closed to traffic indefinitely after safety checks revealed critical faults. |
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