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Could Hammersmith Flyover be demolished for a tunnel?

The council says the flyover has severed the Victorian street pattern in the borough.

The Hammersmith Flyover could be demolished and replaced with a tunnel in a bid to reconnect communities separated by the road.

The flyover, which was opened in 1961, was intended to reduce the levels of traffic in Hammersmith. But Hammersmith and Fulham Council say it "had adverse consequences, cutting off Hammersmith Town Centre from the River Thames, severing the traditional Victorian street pattern and creating large amounts of traffic".

BBC Radio London's Ross Ryan has the detail on the proposals.

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