hammersmith bridge

01/07/2025

Deputy editor George Barker speaks to TV star James May about his thoughts on the future of Hammersmith Bridge and the role of active travel in cities like London.

18/09/2024

The new Labour Government has said it is trying to reconvene the Hammersmith Bridge Taskforce to oversee the repair of the bridge after it was closed to cars due to structural issues.

23/03/2022

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.

19/08/2021

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.

15/07/2021

Hammersmith Bridge is to re-open at 9am on Saturday to pedestrians, cyclists and river traffic, after a long-running closure.

08/06/2021

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.

01/06/2021

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.

11/04/2019

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.