The garden bridge has cost £52m, and £42m of this is public money, according to Transport for London.
The brains behind the bridge was Absolutely Fabulous star, Joanna Lumley, and the project aimed to be completed by 2020.
Plans for the bridge were cancelled in April 2017 when Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, argued that it was an insufficient use of public funds.
The initial cost of the bridge was £182m, and proposed to plant over 270 trees and 2000 shrubs.
The initial plan for the bridge was approved by former Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, who argued that it would be an asset to London’s tourist industry.
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Short HeadlineGarden bridge cost £52m despite cancellation
StandfirstPlans for the bridge were cancelled in April 2017 when Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, argued that it was an insufficient use of public funds.
The garden bridge has cost £52m, and £42m of this is public money, according to Transport for London.
The brains behind the bridge was Absolutely Fabulous star, Joanna Lumley, and the project aimed to be completed by 2020.
Plans for the bridge were cancelled in April 2017 when Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, argued that it was an insufficient use of public funds.
The initial cost of the bridge was £182m, and proposed to plant over 270 trees and 2000 shrubs.
The initial plan for the bridge was approved by former Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, who argued that it would be an asset to London’s tourist industry.
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