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> One initial cynical thought that crossed my mind was 'is this a Boris
> budget cutback?' It would however appear not - after the bridge
> repairs were costed they appear seem have come in higher than
> expected, so it seems the bridges were more knackered that originally
> thought. One wonders whether the old Mayoral administration might
> somehow have rustled up the money - but given the TfL budget squeeze
> courtesy of Crossrail it is perhaps doubtful. (I haven't checked the
> TfL board papers lately for any discussion of this - the late and
> lamented London Connections blog used to do a good job in providing
> executive summaries of said minutes for idle folk such as I!)
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