"Neil Arlidge" <[email protected]> wrote: >Adrian Stott wrote:
>> I think that leisure traffic will not be allowed to use it >> until after the Olympics (if at all). The City Mill River, Old River >> Lea, Waterworks River, and Bow River will also be closed to leisure >> traffic until after the Olympics AIUI. >> >> Adrian > >...and for the semi-tidal bits, effectively forever for inland craft of the >thin persuasion, seeing as the PLA now control Bow Creek to above Bow >Lock(s) AIUI, the same rules (now) apply on Bow Creek as do on the Thames. This isn't much of an additional restriction, as once you've descended Bow Lock you're probably going to the Thames as the Creek dries for most of the day. OTOH, its sensible, as PLA really does need to exercise traffic control given the size of commercial barges that will be using the Creek. "thecanalshop" <[email protected]> wrote: >I am reminded of the sorry business of the two official reports published >about the same time, sometime ago. >One extolling the virtues of a waterway system in the Olympic area that would >be handy to transport visitors and participants between venues. >The other threatening to close off the same waterways completely for security >reasons during the games. I believe that they will be closed to *private leisure* traffic only. Trip etc. boats would be authorised by the Olympics administration. Adrian Adrian Stott 07956-299966
