The Transporter Bridge (Image: ANDY FUTERS)Since then, engineers have been monitoring the bridge and carrying out inspections to help inform the design of a long-term solution. Saving an iconAs a structure that is more than a century old, the Transporter has long had its issues. Engineers working on the Transporter Bridge (Image: ATKINS)It even raised fears that the bridge could be at risk of “catastrophic collapse” when wind speeds exceeded “acceptable limits”. The Transporter Bridge (Image: ANDY FUTERS)Since the outcome of the most recent assessment, continuous monitoring of the bridge has been in place, with more than 100 sensors tracking movement and laser scanning techniques being used to identify the bridge’s changes over time. The Transporter Bridge (Image: ANDY FUTERS)Around £2.5m has been spent since 2019 on emergency works, surveys, assessments, repairs, lighting and the installation of digital monitoring.