Roland Perry wrote:
"Roads minister Baroness Vere, who heads the task force, told
the meeting that a full repair of the bridge would take six and
a half years, more than twice as long as previously feared.

It also emerged that a ferry service to allow pedestrians to
cross the Thames will not start operating until the spring.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/lond...ridge-shut-to-
traffic-until-2027-ferry-crossing-a4573392.html

That's bad. Seems like it's another victim of TfL's parlous finances.