The city has finally revealed what the future plans for the Blackfriars Bridge may include.
City officials discussed the plans at a public meeting at Museum London Thursday afternoon, but the recommendation still requires the approval of council.
The bridge, once open to two-way traffic, has been closed to vehicles since 2013.
The discovery of heavily corroded supports and missing rivets forced the sudden closure of the bridge. But before that it had been carrying some 5,000 vehicles per day, not to mention countless pedestrians.
The "recommended alternative" closely matches what members of the Blackfriars Community Association had speculated.
Doug MacRae, the city's manager for trasportation planning and design, says the recommended rehab of the bridge would accomodate one-way traffic - eastbound into the city.
The bridge would also include shared two-way space for bicycles and space for pedestrians.
The bridge itself is 140 years old and is a designated heritage structure and is among the last of its kind in North America.
