> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>> Just a warning for those intending taking their boat to Wendover from
>> the South there is a breach at Cowley lock and the GU is curently
>> (Monday) closed between the lock and Cowley Peachey.
>>
>> Word is that boats will be allowed through to get to Canalway
>> Cavalcade but that it is possible that the canal could be closed for
>> several weeks after this weekend.
>>
> Further to the above, I've just (about 10.30 Tuesday) heard from Tim
> who was at that very moment steering Fulbourne past the site of the
> problem, under BW supervision. However BW intend to install temporary
> dams soon and close the canal to enable repairs to be carried out.
>
> The problem is actually a broken culvert under the canal (damaged
> during dredging) rather than a breach of the banks. The site is
> bridge 189, the next bridge south of Cowley Lock
>
Latest alert from BW...
"Date: 25/04/2006 until further notice
Emergency restrictions are in place on the Grand Union Canal next to Benbow
Lane Bridge 189. Passage is currently only possible for narrowboats until
4pm today (Tuesday 25th April 2006).
Wednesday 26 April the canal will be closed between Cowley Lock 89 and
Packet Boat Lane Bridge 190 until further notice."
Ron Jones
Process Safety & Development Specialist
Don't repeat history, see unreported near misses in chemical lab/plant
at http://www.crhf.org.uk
Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm
not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
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