TopCat
Putin fanboy
There is a ferry at rotherhithe right now. Goes to Canary Wharf.
Hammersmith Bridge closed to motor vehicles "indefinitely"
- Thread starter Crispy
- Start date
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
Yeah, and it's a full boat fare for the one minute crossing. £4.60 I think, which is bloody ridiculous. When they failed to build a bridge there as originally promised they said they'd put a free ferry there instead.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
Who promised a free ferry?
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
Wait, you just did. Which means...
Last edited:
Brainaddict
slight system overdrive
'Promised' is a bit of a stretch perhaps. They were considering it after the failure of their bridge plans (in which they over-specced a bridge and made it very expensive, then decided it was too expensive to build).
Rotherhithe-Canary Wharf crossing
We are proposing a new river crossing for pedestrians and cyclists between Rotherhithe and Canary Wharf
tfl.gov.uk
Rotherhithe free ferry proposal from TfL – The Thames Path by Leigh Hatts
www.thamespath.org.uk
At some point it all seemed a certainty: TfL unveils plans for 'turn up and go' Rotherhithe to Canary Wharf ferry service
But now I can't find recent info so wonder if it's been quietly put on the back burner due to funding cuts.
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
This is the solution to the bridge woes - just weave a replacement. The one below has been around for hundreds of years. It's a brilliant way to bridge a gap.
www.theguardian.com
Bridge made of string: Peruvians weave 500-year-old Incan crossing back into place
Q’eswachaka bridge connected communities divided by Apurimac river before falling into disrepair because of pandemic
TopCat
Putin fanboy
Will it work for Zimmer frame users though?This is the solution to the bridge woes - just weave a replacement. The one below has been around for hundreds of years. It's a brilliant way to bridge a gap.
Bridge made of string: Peruvians weave 500-year-old Incan crossing back into place
Q’eswachaka bridge connected communities divided by Apurimac river before falling into disrepair because of pandemic
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
Should do - if anything they'd be more stable as the frame distributes the person's weight more. They could attach a safety line so all users would be safe against falls.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
“I teleported home last night with Ron and Sid and Meg. Ron stole Meggy's heart away and I got Sidney's leg.“We should just buy two of these and put them on both sides of the river
I can't see any downside to it...
krtek a houby
Anger is Hi-NRG
We should just buy two of these and put them on both sides of the river
I can't see any downside to it...
Hammersmith flyover?
T & P
|-o-| (-o-) |-o-|
steveseagull
Well-Known Member
It has re-opened to peds and cyclists. Does that shelve the ferry plans? Not sure if the ferry plan was going to be motor vehicles or not.
skyscraper101
0891 50 50 50
So, if they haven't actually done any works to it. Does that mean it was fine for pedestrians and cyclists all along?
TopCat
Putin fanboy
Well the latest engineers report has not been published. The previous one by Mott McDonald’s is interesting reading. It’s publically available.
There is a lot of politics mixed in with the wrought iron.
steveseagull
Well-Known Member
Cheers
TopCat
Putin fanboy
Am out at the bridge site now. It will reopen at 09:00 tomorrow according to the site foreman.
It’s in a terrible state (to look at). Covered in weeds and filth.
Lots of locals watching the works. All asking the same question “is it safe”?
Then asking “if it’s safe now and no stabilisation work has been done why was it shut in 2020”?
It’s in a terrible state (to look at). Covered in weeds and filth.
Lots of locals watching the works. All asking the same question “is it safe”?
Then asking “if it’s safe now and no stabilisation work has been done why was it shut in 2020”?
TopCat
Putin fanboy
It’s sad to see all the work on the ferry project sinking gently into the Thames.
The decision by LBHF to undermine the ferry will likely prove shortsighted.
The bridge will have to close periodically for repairs and for possibly elongated periods. Back to no crossing at all is a real possibility.
The decision by LBHF to undermine the ferry will likely prove shortsighted.
The bridge will have to close periodically for repairs and for possibly elongated periods. Back to no crossing at all is a real possibility.
The ferry (well the piers) seemingly need to get planning approval. The local rag (Richmond & Twickenham Times) featured a front page the other day with Richmond's weird lib dem MP trying to encourage as many people as possible to support it.
As far as I can tell there are a few local residents not very happy about it having now seen the plans. The article suggested the naysayers were mainly on the Hammersmith side (North bank, Middlesex Station, whatever...)
As far as I can tell there are a few local residents not very happy about it having now seen the plans. The article suggested the naysayers were mainly on the Hammersmith side (North bank, Middlesex Station, whatever...)
Last edited:
skyscraper101
0891 50 50 50
I think there was at least one prior to the full closure. There was certainly a lot of chat about it on Nextdoor at the time.
TopCat
Putin fanboy
