Garden Bridge across the River Thames in London, Crossing Project, Lambeth, Design Proposal
Garden Bridge across the River Thames
Pedestrian Crossing in London, England, UK: News ? design by Thomas Heatherwick
26 Aug 2016
Garden Bridge Financial Guarantee

The UK government has cut its underwriting of the Garden Bridge by £6 million, reports Building Design.
UK Transport Secretary Chris Grayling announced today that while he would extend the financial guarantee for an unlimited time period, it would be cut to £9 million.

The current guarantee, which covers up to £15 million of cancellation liabilities, expires in September and the Garden Bridge Trust had asked for a year?s extension.
Article in BD: London Garden Bridge Financial Guarantee 5 Aug 2016
London Garden Bridge Marine Engineer Warning
A marine engineering specialist has warned that building the Garden Bridge across the Thames at the same time as the super sewer would be an ?unnecessary and reckless risk?.
Tim Beckett, founder of global marine civil engineering consultancy Beckett Rankine, said the unprecedented volume of river traffic would increase the chances of a disaster like the Marchioness tragedy (in which 51 people drowned in 1989 after a fatal collision between two rivercraft).
He said the schedules of both projects had shifted, resulting in a ?clear and apparent clash? at Blackfriars, the part of the River Thames which already has the greatest number of collisions.
He advised the most effective risk m...