Knocking down Hammersmith Bridge is the sensible answer
A new bridge costs about what repair does, and would carry cars again
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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
TfL promised the District Line was ready for Wimbledon. It broke down the same afternoon.
The monitoring upgrade meant to prevent Parsons Green signal failures may not have been switched on
‘Only travel if necessary’ – three days running, as Britain sets a heat record
SWR extended disruption to Friday; the heat breaks this weekend.
Storm one day in Putney, 36°C the next
A thunderstorm, displaced manhole covers, then a rare Red heat warning, days apart.
TfL postpones District Line upgrade just weeks before Wimbledon
One engineering weekend remains, and TfL cannot say if it will be ready.
Putney’s buses are turning back again before they reach the traffic
The 22, 85 and 265 all stop at the edge of the same jam. TfL's own data shows the journeys then vanish from its figures.
Eighteen months of fixes, and Putney’s junction is back to square one
The council's headline solution on Lower Richmond Road has been quietly removed.
First Putney gym to win community protection now battling TfL over rent
Mayor's office brokers standoff as gym fights rent rise it says it cannot afford.
No tube, no Galveston Road: how to get around Putney this weekend of 13 June
East Putney and Putney Bridge lose tube service from Saturday. Thames Water closes the road at the same time.