This is the moment that a party boat full of West Ham United fans hits Hammersmith Bridge on the way to their away game against Fulham. The Hammers met fellow London side Fulham today at Craven Cottage in the Premier League.
Hammersmith Bridge won't reopen for at least another five years even if the £250m is found for its rebuild, London ers have been told.
Due to it being one of the first suspension bridges in the world, the work required to mend it would be extremely expensive and complex. The estimated cost of making the creaking piece of infrastructure safe for cars and buses has ballooned from an initial £20m to the current £250m. Talks over funding the repairs have reached a stalemate, with sources admitting that there is no sign of progress despite understandable fury from residents.
The DfT had suggested the council and TfL each pay a third of the repair costs, with the taxpayer funding the rest Sarah Olney, the Liberal Democrat MP for Richmond Park, believes money from the DfT is needed to foot the bill as no local authority would be able to cover the costs. A Dft spokesman said it had already given £13 million to help restore the bridge - including almost £3million announced this week for a new cycle lane - but that a business case for the works needs to offer value for money for taxpayers.
When the crossing first closed, the council estimated the cost of repairs would be £40million and expected TfL to pay up.Hammersmith Bridge was one of the world's oldest mechanical suspension bridges and Grade-II listed. Designed by the noted 19th century civil engineer, Sir Joseph Bazalgette, it was built in 1887 and opened by the then Prince of Wales.
Due to the unique age and mixture of construction materials used in the construction such as wood and iron, the bridge needs bespoke care to look after it. One of them was a double-decker solution would see a temporary two-layer structure installed above the current road level of the bridge.
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