Temporary closures scheduled on Hammersmith Bridge

Hammersmith & Fulham Council have confirmed Hammersmith Bridge will be closed for six 24-hour periods on Friday to Saturday evenings in the coming weeks for repair work.

Engineers need to lift the 137-year-old cast iron bridge and replace the corroded, seized components with new rubber bearings.

To keep everyone safe while the bridge is lifted, it will be temporarily closed to pedestrians and cyclists from 8pm for 24 hours on the following six dates:

• From Friday 25 October 9pm to Saturday 26 October 9pm
• From Friday 1 November 9pm to Saturday 2 November 9pm
• From Friday 8 November 9pm to Saturday 9 November 9pm
• From Friday 15 November 9pm to Saturday 16 November 9pm
• From Friday 22 November 9pm to Saturday 23 November 9pm
• From Friday 29 November 9pm to Saturday 30 November 9pm

They will also be carrying our repairs to the footways from Monday 14 October onwards. To do this they will close one footway at a time from 9am to 3pm Monday to Friday. The opened footway will be marshalled and clearly signed. This work will take about two months to complete both footways and access over the bridge will be maintained during the footway repairs - except for the closure periods listed above. River traffic will not be affected.

Hammersmith & Fulham Council's website has more information about the works. Visit the Transport for London website to plan your journey.