{"id":2568,"date":"2025-09-27T09:10:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T08:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/?p=2568"},"modified":"2025-09-28T18:20:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T17:20:30","slug":"jubilee-river-footbridges-and-reputational-harm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/?p=2568","title":{"rendered":"Jubilee River footbridges &#8211; accountability and reputational harm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><strong>Below is part of an email about the Jubilee River footbridge problem that impacts multiple authorities.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Good morning<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Yet another Jubilee River footbridge was closed this week due to structural problems.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Today &#8211; Berry Hill has been partially repaired and is open.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Ashford Lane has collapsed into the JR.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">The Allotments and Black Potts footbridges are both closed and awaiting demolition.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">The Myrke footbridge is open and awaiting structural inspection.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">There will be more to come.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">So who is going to pay?\u00a0 This is not just about the money &#8211; the real problem is the associated reputational harm.<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>We are approaching the 25<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary of the Jubilee River that continues to eat public money.\u00a0 My view is that there is a need for some accountability.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Regards<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\">Ewan<\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is part of an email about the Jubilee River footbridge problem that impacts multiple authorities. 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