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BritainNov 13th 2021 edition


INFRASTRUCTURE IN BRITAIN
LONDON’S BRIDGES ARE FALLING DOWN


IT IS UNCLEAR WHOM TO BLAME—AND THAT IS THE REASON FOR THE PROBLEM



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IN THE SPRING of 2019 micro-fractures were found in the cast-iron pedestals of
Hammersmith Bridge in west London—one of more than 40 Thames river crossings in
the capital. It has been closed to cars and buses ever since. That has knock-on
effects on the neighbouring Chiswick and Putney bridges, as the 20,000-odd
vehicles that used to cross Hammersmith Bridge each day seek other routes.

Cockneys have long joked that north and south London are separate cities, and
increasingly they are. Last year Vauxhall and London bridges were closed to car
traffic in order to allow repairs. Tower Bridge has closed twice in the past
year because its drawbridge was jammed open. Battersea, Kew, Lambeth and
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