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  • There’s a ton of history on Wikipedia. Most of it is the council coming up with new reasons to demolish it or plans to change it, with no convincing motive.

    The most notable things for me were:

    • An allegation that they want the bridge demolished to remove the trams that mar the modernity of the waterfront regeneration project nearby.
    • A mention of Chinese lenders bankrolling the demolition and construction a Chinese construction firm being awarded the contract for constructing a new bridge.
    • A mention of a Russian construction and design group submitting plans for transforming and relocating the existing bridge.