Hammersmith Bridge council approves plan not to fix it
Neighbouring councils demanded repairs but refused to pay, then cabinet dissolved into personal insults
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Knocking down Hammersmith Bridge is the sensible answer
A new bridge costs about what repair does, and would carry cars again
Putney’s traffic misery is permanent now Hammersmith Bridge won’t reopen
The £1m junction was rebuilt for a 2026 reopening that is now dead
Fulham Palace Road closed after Audi hits motorcycle at Wardo Avenue junction
Traffic on all approaches to Putney Bridge at a standstill as queues grow during evening rush hour.
Putney once had three Thames crossings. It is time to think about a fourth
The junction cannot be fixed. But the problem it represents can be solved.
After a fourth Commons debate on Hammersmith Bridge, no new funding; possibly a breakthrough
Seven-year funding principle walked away from, and Wandsworth is in the frame.
Your chance to move things on Hammersmith Bridge: 30 seconds, today
Parliament debates the bridge for the fourth time in five years. Fleur Anderson MP asked what to raise. Pick your asks and send.
Putney faces new traffic nightmare as Wandsworth Bridge loses lanes for four months
Permits granted, no announcement made, and three other crossings already impaired.
London’s bridges keep cracking. Nobody fixed the system that let it happen.
In 2021, London was told exactly what needed to change to stop its bridges failing. Nothing changed. This is what happened next.
Wandsworth shot down a chance to reopen Hammersmith Bridge. Then said nothing for a year.
DfT documents reveal the council refused to contribute to repairs three days after a public rally demanding action.