Millennium Bridge reopens after three-week closure

The bridge opened on Sunday at 6pm, following a project to replace the synthetic membrane between the aluminium bridge deck and steel structure underneath.Contractors also used the closure as an opportunity to give the 23-year-old structure a deep clean.The bridge is owned and maintained by 900-year-old charity City Bridge Foundation (previously known as Bridge House Estates).While abseilers worked on the bridge a bundle of straw was displayed - in line with long-standing custom enshrined in Por