New Thames bridge-safety should be priority in design

Title

New Thames bridge-safety should be priority in design

Genre

Interview

TX Date

24 Aug 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:36

Description

In the light of the Marchioness river boat tragedy, there’s been calls today for the public inquiry to be reopened into plans for a new bridge across the Thames to the Docklands development site, to allow a wider river. It comes from George Nicholson, chairman of the London River Authority who speaks to Richard Dallyn. For Update programme.

Contributors

George Nicholson

Keywords

London; Rivers; River Thames; Bridges; Boats; Public inquiries; Disasters (events); Port of London Authority; Transport safety; Update (radio programme); Marchioness; Bowbelle; River navigation; Southwark Bridge; Marchioness disaster (1989)

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