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Cost of Hammersmith Bridge stabilisation cut by 80% as council picks Mott MacDonald scheme

By 2021-08-17T06:00:00

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Decision on Foster’s proposal expected next month

Hammersmith and Fulham council has announced plans to save 80% of the cost of stabilising Hammersmith Bridge by replacing a £30m Pell Frischmann scheme with a cheaper one by Mott MacDonald.

The council said that Mott MacDonald’s £6m solution would be “technically superior, implemented more rapidly and more cost efficient”.

The move is set to cut £24m from the next stage of works to permanently stabilise the grade II-listed bridge, which was temporarily reopened to pedestrians, cyclists and river traffic last month.

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