London's Millennium Bridge is closing for three weeks while maintenance workers carry out urgent repairs.
The 325-metre footbridge, which links the Tate Modern and St Paul's Cathedral, will shut for maintenance between Saturday October 14 and Sunday November 5.The membrane between the steel structure and aluminium decking has "started to degrade" and needs to be fixed "urgently," according to the trust that owns the bridge.The Millennium Bridge opened in 2000, but was soon forced to close again for two years because it was wobbling.
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