The Latest Breaking News from Hammersmith Bridge

Robert Moses wouldn't have put up with this nonsense. The man who did more than practically any other to shape modern-day New York would have taken one look at Hammersmith Bridge and ordered it rebuilt at any price. Though, being Moses, it probably would have involved 16 lanes, the unnecessary…

Embarrassing, humiliating, a microcosm of why we can’t get anything built in this country. Pick your howl of anguish then treble it: this is the story of Hammersmith Bridge. The crossing was shut in April 2019 by Hammersmith and Fulham council after safety sensors detected “dangerous micro-fractures” in the cast-iron…

Tories say it should be renamed 'Sadiq Khan Bridge' to highlight mayor's alleged inaction

HGVs crossing the west London bridge face fines as three-tonne weight restriction comes into force on Thursday

A vessel carrying fans to Craven Cottage stadium became stuck under the Victorian structure

Amid rows over funding, it could be years before the Thames crossing once again links north and south

The proposal - including driverless electric pods - would cost a fraction of the ‘hundreds of millions of pounds’ needed to fully reopen the west London bridge, campaigners say

The proposal would cost a fraction of the ‘hundreds of millions of pounds’ needed to fully reopen the west London bridge, Possible said.

Planning applications for the project are expected to be submitted by the end of April

Giant sheets of steel have been cut into 1,220 pieces and welded together

The proposal would see a temporary crossing fixed above the bridge for cars and people with a toll to cross