Bishopsford Road / London Road Collapsed Mitcham Bridge Meeting 3 July 2019

Venue: The Hub, Tooting & Mitcham Football Club, Bishopsford Road, Morden SM4 6BF

Chair: Siobhain McDonagh MP for Mitcham & Morden

Panel:
Cllr Natasha Irons, Ravensbury Ward Councillor
Cllr Peter McCabe, Ravensbury Ward Councillor
Lewis Oldfield TFL Bus Services Delivery
Merton Council Bus Man
Paul McGarry, Merton Council Director of Environment and Regeneration
James McGinley, Merton Council Assistant Director for Sustainable Communities
David Keppler, Merton Council Head of Revenues and Benefits

Absent:
Cllr Stephen Alambritis Leader of Merton Council / Ravensbury Ward Councillor

Agenda:

Introduction

TFL replacement bus service (From minutes 4 minutes 45 seconds)

Merton Council Future Merton (From 48 minutes)

Merton Council Business Rates Relief (From 1 hour 26 minutes)

 

For daily updates on progress since the bridge, collapse see @MarkGale on Twitter – includes before and after photos of the Mitcham Bridge works, flood water levels, structural damage, contractors on site, lighting installation, safety concerns of regular mopeds/motorcycles driving over footpath etc.

Before the flood, the acrow props
Before the flood, the acrow props

 

During the flood, the acrow props restricting flow with weeds and debris collected
During the flood, the acrow props restricting flow with weeds and debris collected

 

After the collapse, the foundations washed away and brickwork drop
After the collapse, the foundations washed away and brickwork drop

 

After the collapse, the newly placed strengthened and waterproof bridge cracks dropping around a foot
After the collapse, the newly placed strengthened and waterproof bridge cracks dropping around a foot

 

Bishopsford Road Bridge Meeting

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About Mark Gale

A Ravensbury resident fed up with mistakes being made at council meetings, my local Councillor preferring to complete a Sudoku Puzzle rather than listen to comments made at a scrutiny meeting, not having an accurate record of council meetings. Merton Council needs transparency to expose the childish behaviour, and blind party loyalty from our elected members. I have setup this website and will do my best to make as many council meetings accessible for ALL. With the help from other committed residents of our borough, we can keep a close eye on Merton.
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