After Richmond Council gave notice to introduce temporary closures for the Teddington Suspension Footbridge and Lock Cut Footbridge to facilitate environmental agency works at Teddington Lock earlier this week, the council has now clarified that there will be no footbridge closures.

In a public notice, Richmond Council said: "Richmond Council would like to clarify that the Teddington Lock footbridge will remain open and accessible at all times throughout the upcoming planned works by the Environment Agency. There are no planned closures of the footbridge.

"The Environment Agency (EA) is carrying out works at Teddington Lock. As part of this, the EA has advised of plans for two temporary towpath closures: one at Ham Street car park, and one on the towpath approach to the lock.

"These closures will be short-term, with clearly signposted diversion routes in place.

"To support this, Richmond Council has advertised an initial Temporary Traffic Order. A more detailed Notice of Making will be issued by the EA in due course, providing further information on the works. Advance notices will also be shared on-site and with local residents.

"We are currently awaiting confirmed start dates, duration and further detail from the EA. However, we can confirm the Teddington Lock footbridge itself will not be affected by the closures and will remain open throughout."