Hammersmith Bridge, closed to vehicles since 2019 due to structural issues, may not reopen until 2035 as warned by Labour MP Fleur Anderson. The estimated repair cost has escalated to £250 million, and Anderson expressed concerns about the adverse impact of the closure on local bus services. She criticized the Conservative government's lack of action during the five years since the closure, suggesting that factors like increased steel scarcity due to the Ukraine war complicate the repair process. The outlook remains bleak, with Anderson stating that expecting reopening by 2029 is unrealistic.
If they [the last government] had started, and they'd got on with it six years ago, we could have done it, but everything seems to have slowed down.
My main concern is the impact that the bridge's closure is having on bus services in my constituency, making the road network less resilient to disruptions.
Even if they started [now] it would be 10 years of building. So we're talking a long time away.
The cost of fully repairing and reopening the bridge has risen sharply...estimated last year at 250m.
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