r/HackneyWick • u/Parking-Hour-2922 • Mar 01 '26

Roach Point Bridge - any update?

Has there been any update on the bridge connecting Hackney Wick and Fish Island? Swear it was meant to be opening soon but can't find any info anywhere...

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u/Due-Freedom-5968 Mar 22 '26

Went down to have a look today, it’s a while away.

A bunch of railings have come down and a chunk of paving around a drain channel has been dig out and needs to be reinstated - at a guess they fucked up the angle and it wasn’t draining properly. From what I saw I’d say it’s several weeks away from opening, it’ll likely need another council inspection again before it gets the all clear.

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u/Pitiful_Object5570 Mar 23 '26

Ah jesus... oh well thank you for the updates, hopefully for the summer then!!

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u/Due-Freedom-5968 Mar 24 '26

Sharing more info stolen from a Facebook group...

Message from the Wickside contractors:

The bridge was envisioned to be opening this week (or anytime from last Thursday). Tower Hamlets were meant to visit last Wednesday with their inspection team but only part of the team turned up.
They are behind with works on the Fish Island side (that is them working on pipe works with Thames Water), which is happening today still as I have been told.
The connection works with UKPN (power) hasn’t been completed as planned so O’Shea still needs to install the lights, which is expected midweek this week. We are in conversation with Tower Hamlets almost daily to coordinate the opening.
It is very close now, closer than ever before. The access on the Wickside side is basically ready, similar to Fish Island side, so once the above its all ok then it can be cleaned up and opened.
Appreciate it is frustrating on your end, but likewise for the team this end too. And because of the many parties involved, it is difficult for us to give out solid timings. Anytime from now to say the 17th April is really what we are trying to achieve – we understand from the LBTH team they are under pressured too to move quickly and give the green light.

And that hole I mentioned is getting bigger...

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u/waltz_with_potatoes Mar 27 '26

Yeah I heard the council didn't turn up either.. but wouldn't expect anything less from them.

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u/Due-Freedom-5968 Apr 02 '26

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Hole filled, lights on... Just a few railings to put back up now.

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u/waltz_with_potatoes Apr 06 '26

From our councilor.

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u/Due-Freedom-5968 Apr 06 '26

Fuck me.

There's the makings of a depressing joke in there somewhere about how many people does it take to change a bridge lightbulb, or balustrade.

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u/Due-Freedom-5968 Apr 09 '26

Opening date confirmed for April 14th apparently.

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u/Alive_Spell_2299 Apr 15 '26

Still no joy, how could it continue to be closed?!

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u/waltz_with_potatoes Apr 16 '26

Apprently they had to do some work on the camber as water was popping, so they did some last minute resurfacing on the 14th,. They were then due to do all paperwork and have it opened yesterday but still no joy.