Mayor of Melbourne, Robert Doyle made this announcement today (18/5) to ensure the integrity and safety of the famous bridge Southgate.  

"We think that after 3 years, it's time to cut the lock to this. The bridge has more than 20,000 units and the iron wire lock on the bridge began to sink. Now, the status of bridge safety is very alarming, "said Robert Doyle said.

20,000 a love lock on Southgate Bridge will be removed.

Apart from the courses that bridge bear great weight, mayor Robert Doyle also expressed concern that there were 40,000 keys thrown into the river below the bridge, causing harm to the environment.

Many young people on the bridge keychains to desire for enduring love.

After being removed from the bridge, the love will not lock discarded. Currently, city officials Melbourne are polled people do with this lock. 

After receiving this information, the first people to have an opinion should use the 1 key to cast into statues and art on display somewhere in Melbourne.

The buckles are hooks close together.

At about 3 years ago, the buckle represents the love began to appear on the bridge of Melbourne Southgate. It was from there that Southgate has become famous, like so many other bridges in love Paris, Cologne, Florence.

In 2014, the weight of the thousands of "love locks" also has more than 2m long barrier of treeslove Pont des Arts bridge famous in France broke down .