15 October 2008
Millennium Bridge temporary closure
Between Monday 20 and Friday 24 October 2008 the City of London
will be undertaking an inspection of the Millennium Bridge. The
bridge will be closed between 10.00am and 4.00pm hours daily so
that the work can be carried out. Pedestrians will need to use
alternative crossings at Southwark Bridge or Blackfriars
Bridge.
The bridge must be closed during the inspection so that the deck
of the bridge can be lifted to allow inspection of all parts of the
structure. Specialist rope access teams and inspection
engineers will climb out on the towers, cables and bridge piers to
inspect the bridge. A survey team will also check the profile
of the support cables.
At the same time as the structural inspection, an electrical
inspection will be carried out, the bridge will be cleaned and some
surveying and maintenance work will be done. All the City's highway
structures are inspected routinely every two years and every third
inspection, the 'Principal Inspection', is more thorough.
This is a Principal Inspection.
The bridge is owned and maintained at no cost to taxpayer by the
City of London Corporation as trustee.
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Press enquiries
If you would like to come and watch the inspection the most
interesting day will be Tuesday 21 October. Please make an
appointment.
For further information please call: Fiona Milligan, City
of London Corporation. Direct Line: 0207 332 3451 or Mobile:
07900 244 200 or email
fiona.milligan@cityoflondon.gov.uk