So they say they finished the repairs to hammer smith flyover and that all is well again.
Questions:
Why did they shut it to traffic above and run the traffic underneath when failed post tensioning would mean that it failed under its own weight. It can only be concluded that this was done for show. There is no logic in dropping a bridge on someone's head in preference to pulling out from under them.
Turns out the closure wasn't required as cars were allowed back with no modifications before repairs began.
Why then push the panic button? And close the bridge. How hard did they work to keep the decision to shut of boris' desk. Tfl número uno Dana skelly, forced to react in a panic must now be thinking she got bad advice. Boris' probably thanking Dana for keeping fiasco of his desk.
Now six of sixteen spans are fixed the rest have to wait till after the olympics. This cannot be the cheapest way. More delays and fiasco cost to come.
Tfl spend millions on life cycle planning and preventative maintenance. It totally failed to predict this. Tfl failed to have the talent to manage the situation. Memo to Dana "Dana Dana make it stop" tfl grow a pair.
Conclusion tfl are making it up as they go along. Lucky for them no one can be bothered to care. Or enquire how much it cost.
