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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ross Lydall

SHOCKING: Albert bridge may not fully reopen to traffic for a year after cracks discovered warns council - What They Never Told You

Albert Bridge may not fully reopen to motorists for a year, according to Kensington and Chelsea council.

The 153-year-old bridge, which crosses the River Thames between Chelsea Embankment and Battersea Park, was closed to traffic on February 9 after council engineers discovered cracks in a cast-iron abutment on the north-east side of the bridge’s support structure.

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