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and project partners who include seven London boroughs, five bridge owners,
Transport for London and Network Rail.

They also worked with Historic England, the London Wildlife Trust and the Royal
National Lifeboat Institution to get the project off the ground.

Bridges along a long stretch of the Thames are now lit up at night

Each bridge has a different lighting design to reflect its history - with
Westminster Bridge illuminated in green to match the benches of the debating
chamber of the House of Commons.

Meanwhile the red glow adorning Lambeth Bridge is a nod to the benches of the
House of Lords and mirrors the red of the bridge’s railings and arches.

They are lit up at dusk every night until 2am and the project runs until 2029
which means that people have plenty of time to see them for themselves.

Iconic Westminster Bridge is now lit up at night (Image: James Newton)

Pre-pandemic London welcomed 21 million tourists in 2019, according to Visit
Britain figures.