The mechanical failure casued traffic chaos in the city.
Tower Bridge has reopened after being stuck in the open position for nearly 12 hours.
Images from The Shard skyscraper’s live camera facing east showed the two sides of the crossing rejoin at about midnight on Monday. It reopened to traffic at around 1.45am.Corporation, which owns and runs the bridge, had earlier said: ‘Due to a technical issue, Tower Bridge is currently stuck in a raised position.The fault meant the bridge’s bascules were unable to close properly, forcing them to stay open from around 3pm.
It caused traffic problems for several hours which only largely managed to resolve by around 9pm, according to Transport for London. Images showed traffic built up in the afternoon on both sides of the bridge – which is owned, funded and managed by City of London Corporation.Tower Bridge was stuck open for nearly 12 hours It’s not the first time traffic in that part of London has ground to a halt because of a mechanic fault on the bridge.
when famous bridge’s arms, known as bascules, failed to close having allowed a ship to pass through along the River Thames on a busy Saturday afternoon.Prior to lockdown, more than 40,000 cars passed across it every day.
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