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| Tower Bridge is to close to road traffic for three months from Saturday to allow extensive maintenance work to take place. The structure in London will shut on 1 October and is scheduled to reopen on 30 December. | Tower Bridge is to close to road traffic for three months from Saturday to allow extensive maintenance work to take place. The structure in London will shut on 1 October and is scheduled to reopen on 30 December. |
| The City of London Corporation, which owns the 122-year-old landmark, needs to repair timber decking that was last refurbished in 1970, as well as carrying out maintenance on the lifting mechanism and waterproofing its brick arches. | The City of London Corporation, which owns the 122-year-old landmark, needs to repair timber decking that was last refurbished in 1970, as well as carrying out maintenance on the lifting mechanism and waterproofing its brick arches. |
| In a statement on its website, the corporation said: “The bridge carries around 40,000 people, including 21,000 vehicles a day, and has an 18-tonne maximum gross weight limit and no height restrictions. | In a statement on its website, the corporation said: “The bridge carries around 40,000 people, including 21,000 vehicles a day, and has an 18-tonne maximum gross weight limit and no height restrictions. |
| “This heavy use has had an effect on timber decking of the bridge, which was last refurbished in 1970. To ensure that the bridge continues to serve as a vital river crossing we need to undertake the essential maintenance works.” | “This heavy use has had an effect on timber decking of the bridge, which was last refurbished in 1970. To ensure that the bridge continues to serve as a vital river crossing we need to undertake the essential maintenance works.” |
| The bridge opens for river traffic at 24 hours’ notice around 1,000 times a year, and this practice will be continued. Pedestrians will still be able to cross the bridge on all but three weekends of the work, when a free replacement ferry service will be provided. The viewing gallery along the walkways of the bridge will also remain open. | The bridge opens for river traffic at 24 hours’ notice around 1,000 times a year, and this practice will be continued. Pedestrians will still be able to cross the bridge on all but three weekends of the work, when a free replacement ferry service will be provided. The viewing gallery along the walkways of the bridge will also remain open. |