THAMES BRIDGE TO STAY CLOSED

London’s Millennial footbridge across the Thames will likely be closed for months while engineers try to correct a problem with severe swaying whilst people are on the structure.  Engineers “concluded the movement was caused by ‘synchronized footfall,’ or hundreds of pedestrians stepping in unison. “I am disappointed, but not ashamed.” – Times of India (AP)

Architect Norman Foster defends London’s “bouncing bridge”, the £18.2 million Millennium Bridge, insisting that its problem had been diagnosed and the solution would be designed, although the structure might remain closed for months. – The Guardian