Restoration Works
Restoring the Most Famous Bridge in the World
Visit
www.thetowerbridge.info,
an entire website dedicated to providing regularly updated photos,
videos and info on the three-year restoration of the most famous
bridge in the world.
Have an exciting experience at Tower Bridge - enjoy the stunning
views from the Walkways, explore the Engine Rooms and witness the
transformation during this state-of-the-art restoration.
Tower Bridge is undergoing an essential and exciting 3-year
restoration programme of painting works and stone cleaning, during
which Tower Bridge Exhibition is fully open. This special project
only occurs once every quarter-century and is the first one of this
millennium. Tower Bridge Exhibition and the views from the
high-level Walkways are unaffected by the works.
As you are aware Tower Bridge is undergoing an essential and
exciting 3-year refurbishment programme of painting works and stone
cleaning. We at Tower Bridge feel this project has a positive
tourism draw as a landmark event only occurring once every
quarter-century. We are committed to keeping all parties advised of
progress, and are pleased to provide you with the following
update.
The upcoming stage of the restoration focuses on the high level
Walkways, 42 metres above the River Thames. The chosen system for
restoring the two Walkways causes minimal impact to our Exhibition
visitors, event clients, road users and pedestrians. Two 40ft
cradles will be applied to the underside of each Walkway at the
South end and the middle. When paint removal and repainting
commences, each cradle will be moved along the Walkway until work
is complete. Restoration will not begin on the second walkway until
the process has been completed on the first.
We are pleased to announce that Tower Bridge Exhibition
will remain fully open throughout this stage of the restoration and
steps have been taken to ensure that visitors to Tower Bridge
Exhibition enjoy an enhanced experience during the painting works.
For the 40ft areas affected within each Walkway, movable panels
will be installed showcasing unique historic photography, as well
as our two fantastic photographic exhibitions, ‘River Thames:
Source to Sea’ and ‘Great Bridges of the World’.
The restoration will begin in the last week of June 2010. Work
will be carried out between 08.00 and 18.00 Monday to Friday, and
between 10.00 and 16.00 on Sundays. According to the schedule we
have been given, it is expected that both Walkways will be fully
restored by the middle of November 2010.
This method requires a number of road closures, each of which
will only take place between night hours of 23.00 and 05.00. A full
list of road closures is below.
ROAD CLOSURES (BETWEEN 11PM AND 5AM
ONLY)
Wed 30/06/10 - Wed 07/07/10 7
nights
Thu 08/07/10 - Thurs 15/07/10 7
nights
Sat
31/07/10
1 night
Mon
16/08/10
1 night
Sun 29/08/10 - Sat
04/09/10 6
nights
Tue
21/09/10
1 night
Wed
06/10/10 1
night
Wed 20/10/10- Wed
27/10/10 7 nights
Thu 28/10/10 - Mon
01/11/10 4 nights
Work will continue to be carried out to the highest safety
standards under the supervision of the Health and Safety Executive.
There will also be strict control of the noise caused by the
works.
We look forward to seeing you at Tower Bridge Exhibition
soon!