Hammersmith Bridge

Caroline Pidgeon MBE AM moved, and Hina Bokhari AM seconded the following motion:

“This Assembly notes that: 

• For over five years now residents on both sides of the Hammersmith Bridge have suffered through congestion and diverted public transport routes as a result of the bridges closure.
• The traffic chaos has extended far beyond the banks of the river itself and has caused congestion throughout south west London, with redirected vehicles clogging up streets they otherwise wouldn’t be using. 
• The closure also means that people in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames have effectively been cut off from bus links that connected them to the wider tube network in Hammersmith. 
• A business case for the repair works was submitted by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in December 2022 and is still awaiting a decision from the UK Government. 

This Assembly calls for: 

• The Mayor as both Chair of Transport for London and Mayor of London to use his convening powers to do everything possible to support the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in its efforts to repair the bridge. 
• The UK Government to recognise its failure to accept the bridge's business case is delaying the progress of repairs. 
• The UK Government to commit to the full release of funds from the Department for Transport for the bridge's strengthening works.”

Following debate and upon being put to the vote, the motion was agreed unanimously.