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Save Hammersmith Bridge – but keep it free of cars

Letters: Readers respond to Simon Jenkins’s article on the west London crossing

The Guardian - UK · Oct 29

Hammersmith Bridge is a symbol of our dysfunctional times. The money is there, the joined-up thinking isn’t

London’s roads are horrendous, with constant roadworks and creaking infrastructure. And the emblem of all that spans the River Thames, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23

Tory mayoral hopeful vows to reopen Hammersmith Bridge to cars within three years

Alex Challoner, who hopes to be the Conservative candidate for London mayor, vows to reopen crossing that has been closed to motor traffic for past seven years

Evening Standard · Oct 18

Hammersmith Bridge will not reopen to vehicles as there is no funding available, council report suggests

Hammersmith & Fulham Council is recommending a ‘phased repair’ of the bridge, prioritising access for cyclists and pedestrians

Evening Standard · Jun 30

Troubled waters: Will Hammersmith Bridge ever reopen?

London’s ‘disgrace’ has been closed since 2019 and at £250m to fix, it’s a political football no one is taking ownership of, reports Sarah Haque

Evening Standard · Apr 12

Hammersmith Bridge reopening boosted as minister gives strongest signal yet of key funding

Roads minister Simon Lightwood told the London Standard that the project was a ‘compelling candidate’ to be financed through a new £1 billion Infrastructure Fund

Evening Standard · Mar 3

£1million redesign of junctions by Putney Bridge branded a 'disaster'

Residents claim expensive project has wreaked havoc on their lives

Evening Standard · Jan 24

Military-style Thames crossing should be built so Hammersmith Bridge can be repaired, say Tories

Conservative councillors are proposing a temporary structure across the river just north of the existing bridge

Evening Standard · Jan 23

Nearly one in three Outer London motorists driving less due to parking, congestion and bills, new poll shows

Three out of ten Londoners are getting behind the wheel less, according to new survey

Evening Standard · Jan 9

Five million wet wipes cleared from disgusting 'island' in Thames — as false teeth and trousers also found

Diggers scooped up wipes, towels, scarves, trousers, a car’s engine timing belt and a set of false teeth from the river foreshore in west London

Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2025