Hammersmith Bridge: Restoration Funding

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 7:17 pm on 28 June 2022.

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Photo of Trudy Harrison Trudy Harrison Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) 7:17, 28 June 2022

I will now set out exactly what is happening. Much good progress is being made. Following the complete closure of the bridge in 2020, the Department for Transport provided £4 million of taxpayers’ money, which enabled a comprehensive investigation of the overall structure and condition of the bridge. Through that investment, we had pretty much world-leading engineers working to develop a complete picture of the issues facing the bridge. Those works determined that the bridge was in a better condition, thankfully, than first thought, and that led directly to the bridge reopening, albeit on a temporary and controlled basis to pedestrians, cyclists and river traffic.