Barking Barrier Lifting Bridges
Pair of lifting bridges for pedestrians and cyclists over the River Roding in two phases, and a new Thames riverside park. Bridges lightly ‘piggyback’ on foundations of the iconic Barking Barrier, significantly reducing costs to enhance viability, while strengthening local visibility and orientation.
Bridges join two fast-developing opportunity areas: Barking Riverside & Creekmouth (Barking & Dagenham) and Royal Docks & Beckton Riverside (Newham) enhancing development values, connectivity, place-making identity, and amenity.
“We already have a creative community along the river and with a bridge we can build on this. We can make it a buzzing embankment with bars, leisure attractions and quality affordable homes — a kind of Roding Riviera.”
- Councillor Darren Rodwell - Council Leader for London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
CLIENT
Transport for London (ADUP 2)
COST
TBC
STATUS
Concept design
TEAM
Benedetti Architects
KGAL Consulting Engineers