Botley Bridge Inspection 2022: river closure notice
Published 5 December 2022
© Crown copyright 2022
This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3 or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gov.uk.
Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned.
This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/botley-bridge-inspection-2022-river-closure-notice/botley-bridge-inspection-2022-river-closure-notice
When
Monday 12 December 2022, 10am to 3:30pm.
Where
Osney reach, Botley (Osney) Road Bridge.
Details
River Thames at Botley (Osney) Bridge will be closed for normal river traffic for short periods of time during the working day. One hour maximum per closure up to three periods during the set times above. This is to carry out under bridge visual surveys for water supply pipe condition.
Notices will be placed at Godstow and Osney Lock and off the Oxford canal at Isis lock as to inform vessels of this restriction.
Those in charge of all boats must observe any directions given by our Environment Agency Waterways Officers and on site survey supervision team.
Those in charge of boats should also be aware that they are responsible for avoiding collision and should use all available means appropriate to the circumstances and conditions to decide if there is a risk of immediate danger and avoid it.
Byelaws
Nothing contained in these directions shall supersede those parts of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993 and the UK Merchant Shipping (Distress Signals and Prevention of Collisions) Regulations 1996 as may be relevant. Particular attention should be paid to byelaws 24-42 of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993, Steering Sailing and Speed.
And Notice is hereby given, that it is provided by Byelaw 52 of the Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993 that:
The master of any vessel shall except in an emergency not pass any boat-race regatta public procession or gathering for the launch of a vessel or any other event or function which may cause a crowd to assemble on or by the river nor station his vessel thereon in such a manner as would risk obstructing impeding or interfering with such boat-race regatta procession launching event or function or endangering the safety of persons assembling on the river or preventing or interfering with the maintenance of order thereon.
The maximum penalty for breach of the Byelaws is £1,000.
Read our Thames Navigation Licensing and General Byelaws 1993