City Hall said the termination of the ferry contract was being finalised.
The government has spent £80,000 every four weeks since August on an unused 'Uber Boat' ferry service across the River Thames, City Hall has said.
The 134-year-old bridge was closed entirely in summer 2020 after cracks in the structure worsened during a heatwave. Previously, it had been closed only to motor vehicles since April 2019. Details of the public money spent on the unused service since then emerged following a question to Mayor of London Sadiq Khan from Lib Dem London Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon.In his reply on 21 December, the mayor said: "During the intervening period Transport for London sought to minimise costs associated with the temporary ferry.
Mr Khan added: "These payments have been met with funding provided by the DfT as part of the government's financial settlements in October 2020 and June 2021, which were ring-fenced for this purpose."All four pedestals that help to hold up the bridge have cracks in them, the meeting heard