Press & Media Coverage
Click the pictures to see some recent media & press stories about Hammersmith Bridge
23 February 2021
Ferry won’t start until summer - with passengers forced to pay
The Evening Standard
TfL say additional time requested by bidders “means it is unlikely ferry will begin before summer”. Residents say plans to charge £1.55 per trip breach their belief that replacement ferry service would be free
10 September 2020
We must end the Hammersmith Bridge Fiasco
The Evening Standard
After nearly a month of enormous stress for tens of thousands of people living near Hammersmith Bridge, yesterday Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced he was launching a government task force to reopen the closed crossing...
10 February 2021
Phantom Sign Swipers, Mental Health, early reopening, TRB and ferry
The Barnes Village Bugle
Articles on our signs, our joint (with the BCA) Mental Health Survey, no early opening of the bridge to pedestrians, feasibility study on the Fosters & Partners TRB and an update on TFL's ferry procurement process
14 September 2020
Hammersmith Bridge farce is apocalyptic for trade, warn businesses
The Evening Standard
Despairing shopkeepers and restaurant owners based on either side of the crippled Hammersmith Bridge today spoke of how trade had collapsed by as much as half since it was closed to pedestrian and cyclists last month.
12 September 2020
Hammersmith Bridge: Who will stump up the cash for the repair bill?
ITV NEWS
Furious residents left in limbo by the closure of Hammersmith Bridge are still wondering who will foot the £140m repair bill. The West London bridge has been closed to traffic for over a year and 2 weeks ago all crossings were stopped.