London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (LBHF) has pushed back the restoration works on the Hammersmith Bridge in London, UK.

For the past five years, the vital central London bridge has been inaccessible to road traffic. Ongoing stabilization efforts have restricted access to pedestrians only, requiring cyclists to dismount and walk their bikes across. The initial phase of stabilization involved attaching specialized steel plates around the bridge's pedestals. The local authority, LBHF, has now chosen to capitalize on the "pause in stabilization works" by introducing a temporary central cycle lane spanning the bridge while awaiting the fabrication of new steel plates and the fixing of the gantry. This 3m-wide cycle lane accommodates bicycles, cargo bikes, and e-scooters in both directions. Following the gantry's repair and the installation of new steel stabilization plates, the subsequent stabilization stage will involve elevating the four corners of the bridge to facilitate the replacement of its bearings, marking the concluding phase of stabilization. The expenditure for rectifying the 137-year-old Grade-II listed bridge has reached GBP 250 million (USD 315.6 million), with LBHF, Department for Transport (DfT), and Transport for London previously agreeing to divide the cost evenly. LBHF stipulates that its GBP 83.3 million (USD 105 million) contribution is contingent on the ability to impose a toll on the bridge.