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✧ Joseph Bazalgette ✧

Joseph Bazalgette (28 March 1819 – 15 March 1891) was an English civil engineer. As Chief Engineer of London's Metropolitan Board of Works, his major achievement was the creation of a sewerage system for central London, in response to the Great Stink of 1858, which was instrumental in relieving the city of cholera epidemics, while beginnin...

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Bazalgette

Forget Waterloo - how about a #Hammersmith #Sunset?

Seen whilst walking New Bits of #ThamesPath recently opened by #Fulham football club

#LoveLondonWalkLondon #HammersmithBridge #London #photography #ThamesThursday

In June's Highways magazine, I ponder what should be done with life-expired assets and where I give a shout out to Possible's work on the #HammersmithBridge and the issue of inter-generational infrastructure.

Digital copy free as ever:

https://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&edid=584c7652-a4f4-4b72-8d61-cee52bb134f7

The Department for Transport (DfT) has provided £2.9 million to create dedicated cycle lanes across #HammersmithBridge, which will remain in place until further strengthening work can begin. #LondonCycling

https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/hammersmith-bridge-to-get-a-long-term-cycle-lane-71526/

London's Hammersmith & Fulham council has drafted a toll order that will apply to motorised vehicles for 10-ish years in order to raise £80m+ funds to repair Hammersmith Bridge.

Paper https://democracy.lbhf.gov.uk/documents/s125859/5%20-Toll%20order%20cabinet%20report%20final%20061023.docx%20V1.pdf to LBHF Cabinet 6 Nov'23 https://democracy.lbhf.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=116&MId=7476

Surplus funds (!) may be used to fund other green-ish initiatives.

Before closure, bridge saw 22k-30k motorised vehicle crossing/day, per DfT counts.
<Dusts off abacus 🧮 >

#LBHF #Hammersmith #HammersmithBridge
#TfL #TransportForLondon