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Old October 29th 20, 03:56 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 16:04:11 on Thu, 29 Oct
2020, Recliner remarked:
Roland Perry wrote:
"Roads minister Baroness Vere, who heads the task force, told
the meeting that a full repair of the bridge would take six and
a half years, more than twice as long as previously feared.

It also emerged that a ferry service to allow pedestrians to
cross the Thames will not start operating until the spring.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/lond...ridge-shut-to-
traffic-until-2027-ferry-crossing-a4573392.html


That's bad. Seems like it's another victim of TfL's parlous finances.


Thanks to Boris's mismanagement when mayor.


The funny thing is, he's proud of his record as London mayor. He genuinely
believes his own hype, and convinced a lot of non-London Tory party members
that he'd been a great London mayor.