{"id":30999,"date":"2021-08-28T17:06:53","date_gmt":"2021-08-28T16:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=30999"},"modified":"2021-08-28T17:06:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-28T16:06:53","slug":"tower-bridge-could-require-costly-refurb-after-bascules-get-stuck-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=30999","title":{"rendered":"Tower Bridge could require costly refurb after bascules get stuck again"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-31000\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/NCE_280821.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"278\" \/>An expensive refurbishment of Tower Bridge\u2019s hydraulic system is likely needed, according to a leading expert on the structure.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>New Civil Engineer<\/em> writes:<\/p>\n<p>Chartered electrical engineer and author of the Haynes Tower Bridge Operations Manual John Smith told NCE that a six-figure refurb could be needed after the bridge\u2019s twin-leaf bascules were left stuck in the upright position for more than 12 hours earlier this week. It is the second time in the space of 12 months that the bridge\u2019s bascules have become stuck open\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newcivilengineer.com\/latest\/tower-bridge-could-require-costly-refurb-after-bascules-get-stuck-again-11-08-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An expensive refurbishment of Tower Bridge\u2019s hydraulic system is likely needed, according to a leading expert on the structure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30999"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31001,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30999\/revisions\/31001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}