Between 20 and 24 October 2008 the City of London will be
undertaking an inspection of the Millennium Bridge. This bridge is
owned and maintained at no cost to taxpayers by Bridge House
Estates. All our highway structures are inspected every two years,
and this is a routine scheduled inspection.
Work will be undertaken between 10.00am and 4.00pm daily,
and during these hours the bridge will be closed. Pedestrians
should use alternative crossings at Southwark or Blackfriars
Bridges.
The bridge needs to be closed during the inspection because the
deck of the bridge will 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.
The bridge will open cleaner, brighter and fit to continue
service to pedestrians in the local area.