The state of the UK’s road bridges is in decline and funding for their repair is proving hard to come by.
The widely-publicised closure of Hammersmith Bridge is, unfortunately, just the tip of the ugly iceberg.
In January, the RAC Foundation revealed that the number of substandard road bridges managed by councils across Great Britain is increasing, with 3,105 bridges identified as being substandard.
This a 1.6% increase on the 3,055 figure revealed 12 months before. Devon, Essex and Somerset are the county councils with the most substandard bridges.
In London, calls are now growing for a formal investigation into how road bridges are governed and maintained.
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